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Independence for Puerto Rico – Historic Reproduction

Independence for Puerto Rico, [between 1965 and 1980] — vintage poster
Independence for Puerto Rico, [between 1965 and 1980]. Vintage poster from the Latin America collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Independence for Puerto Rico, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Independence for Puerto Rico

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The poster's message is blunt: independence for Puerto Rico, a demand that independence groups on the island and among supporters abroad pressed for decades. The Library of Congress dates it only to a span between 1965 and 1980, a period when the island's status as a commonwealth associated with the United States, in place since 1952, was hotly debated in San Juan and on the mainland. Posters like this one were a common way for independence movements to rally supporters, mark causes, and press their case in public spaces. The catalog notes list a gift from Gary Yanker, which places the piece among the Library's American poster holdings.

Created / published[between 1965 and 1980]
Medium1 print (poster)
GenrePosters American.Prints.
NotesGift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. jj / 860127.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,797 × 4,720 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222384

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