Everyday Life of Puerto Rico in the Mid-1940s Through Amazing Color Photos

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Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida.

Puerto Rico from 1944 to 1947

Puerto Rico is an archipelago among the Greater Antilles located between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands; it includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques.

The capital and most populous city of Puerto Rico is San Juan. Spanish and English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates.

These amazing color photos from Tom Lehman were taken by Dr. H. Clair Amstutz that documented everyday life of Puerto Rico from 1944 to 1947.

Aibonito. Ambulance by Don Emanuelli’s house

Aibonito. Children on rural road

Aibonito. Four horses carrying bundles of tobacco

Aibonito. Man with ox team

Aibonito. Ox cart backed up to tobacco warehouse

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