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- Collection: Colección de postales y fotografías 1844-1952 de Puerto Rico, República Dominican y Cuba.
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White Star Bus Line Inc.**
Over twenty-two million passengers are transported yearly by the White Star Bus Line
White House and Ancient Walls, San Juan, P.R.
"CASA BLANCA" (White House) Residence of Juan Ponce de Leon, First Governor of Puerto Rico. The structure was originally built in 1532 and used as a fortress and arsenal until 1531 when it was first occupied by Juan Ponce de Leon, first Governor of…
View of San Juan, P. R.
The skyline of San Juan is rapidly changing and modern structures are going up on every side. This view shows the new Post Office Building where the Federal Court convenes, the new Banco Popular and other splendid buildings.
View of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from "El Vigía"
There are a number of beautiful homes constructed on the mountain back of the City of Ponce called "El Vigía". This shows the city as it appears from one of the residences.
Vanderbilt, Hotel. Condado, P. R.
"In 1919, Frederick William Vanderbilt, scion of one of the wealthiest families in America and arguably one of the most influential men in the country, acquired oceanfront land in the exclusive Condado District of San Juan, Puerto Rico. He selected…
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, P. R.
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, P. R., with its magnificent Tower and Carillon and well kept campus, compares favorably with the best of its kind in the world, and is positively the best in the Antilles.
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FOUNTAIN AT THE NATIONAL CASINO, HAVANA, CUBA
The fountain was made by Aldo Gamba, the famous Italian sculptor, while in jail for shooting an English girl whom he later married.