Horse-drawn Wagons Traveling Through a Street in Old San Juan
Description
Two horse-drawn passenger wagons passing in front of a single-story building. The building has a flagpole with the flag of the United States. The façade consists of the entrance door and several doors with balconies, all double wooden doors. There are also several two-story houses with projecting balconies, balustrades, windows, and double wooden doors.| Origin Name |
CARDC535
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| Relation |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín > Sección X, Serie 3, Colección Ángel Ramón del Corral
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| Geographical Coverage |
San Juan
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| Date |
1901
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloging team. Date taken from the inscription on the image.
Inscription: "1901 Leaving for Cayey. 'Army Dorrity Wagons'."
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| Descripción decolonial |
The scene captures American Expeditionary soldiers departing from La Fortaleza to Cayey, Puerto Rico in Dorrity wagons, originally spelled Dougherty, designed for medical use during the Civil War and eventually employed during the United States´ invasion of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines in 1898. Years after the United States seized Cayey and Puerto Rico in the 1898 War, this mobilization symbolizes military control and occupation. It echoes the violence of that invasion, with accounts of severe gunfire and injuries on both sides culminating in Cayey's capture. The underlying injustice of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 is a dramatic subtext. The Treaty handed Spain's colonies, including Puerto Rico, to the United States without representation from the affected communities. This faded scene serves as a somber reminder of military violence's human cost and its lasting impact on local communities.
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| Rights |
English Rights. (hyperlink)
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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