Boys filling buckets of water at Columbus fountain in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Columbus fountain was the place where the great discoverer, Christopher Columbus, first quenched his thirst after arriving in Puerto Rico.




More Pictures of Puerto Rico!

El Morro’s Castle wall after being struck by a 13-inch shell in 1899

El Morro’s castle wall after being struck by a 13-inch shell during the bombardment of San Juan

Boys eating sugarcane in a small fishing village of Puerto Real

Boys eating sugarcane in the small fishing village of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico.

A boy stands in a hurricane shelter in Utuado, Puerto Rico

Utuado, Puerto Rico (vicinity). Hurricane shelter near the house of a farm laborer.

Women sewing gloves in the fishing village of Puerto Real

In the fishing village of Puerto Real, many women take needlework to do at home.

Children near their home in the slum area known as “El Fangitto”

Houses in the slum area known as “El Fangitto” (The Mud) in San Juan, P.R.

Girl stringing tobacco in a tobacco barn. Barranquitas, P.R.

Stringing tobacco in a tobacco barn. Barranquitas (vicinity), Puerto Rico.