Bohío near Patillas - PRAHA

Bohío near Patillas

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Description

Front view of a bohio in the town of Patillas. In the foreground there is a person standing in front of the hut. The bohio has a gable roof and it is made of palm fiber and wood. The dwelling has a simple wooden door.

Origin Name	CAJ_0009_F0002_R
Relation	Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage	Patillas
Date	1946
Descriptive Notes	The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following is clarified: "La fotografía original pertenece al Archivo General de Puerto Rico (no. 1476). Fotógrafo: Rosskam". On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "Fig. 4, CAJ\|0009\|F0002". There are repeated photos among the files of this collection because they document different photographic formats created for the project. Examples: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photography, photos that were brightened or with contrast.
Historical Background	Environment en Puerto Rico: Landscape: Social and Cultural Imaginary Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1940-1970) Housing in Puerto Rico: Rural Housing Puerto Rican Society: Rural Zone - Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Architectural Subject	Palm fiber Sand Wood (plant material) Swinging doors (doors) People (agents) Bohios (houses)
Decolonial Subject	Boricua Conception of Puerto Rican Identity Conception of Progress Jíbaros Underdevelopment
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image