Hotel Palace San Juan, Puerto Rico – Vintage Wall Art
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with Hotel Palace San Juan, Puerto Rico, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: From Hotel Palace south, San Juan, P.R.
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Hotel Palace San Juan, Puerto Rico
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San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1919 was a port city about two decades into American rule, after the island passed from Spain to the United States following the war of 1898. Sugar and tobacco drove the export economy, and ships carrying those crops and coffee moved through the harbor below the old Spanish fortifications. The Jones Act of 1917 had made Puerto Ricans American citizens, a change that shaped local politics and drew more mainland visitors to the capital. The influenza epidemic that struck the island in late 1918 had only recently eased, leaving hospitals and businesses still recovering. A hotel like the Palace, shown here, would have catered to the travelers, officials, and merchants who made San Juan the island's main gateway.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | cook, f. e. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Puerto Rico |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,289 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | From Hotel Palace south, San Juan, P.R. |
| Reference | PUERTO RICO 1919 Hotel Palace San Juan |
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