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Porto [i.e., Puerto] Rico, West Indies, 7 Central Machete – Vintage Wall Art

Porto [i.e., Puerto] Rico, West Indies, 7 Central Machete, [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Porto [i.e., Puerto] Rico, West Indies, 7 Central Machete, [between 1910 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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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The title places this view at Central Machete, one of the sugar mills, or *centrales*, that dominated Puerto Rico's economy in the early twentieth century. After the United States took the island in 1898, American capital and new railroads consolidated cane growing around large mills like this one, and the National Photo Company's 1910s views record that transformation for a public eager to see its new possessions. The record's title uses the period spelling "Porto Rico." The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from the decay of its original coating, which is typical of glass plates from this era.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,016 × 5,397 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-260192

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