Manure Distribution to Farmers
Description
Men delivering a manure sack to a farmer's house under the Rural Rehabilitation Plan. The farmer's house that is made of concrete, and has double doors and wooden windows can be seen. There is an open space at the house entrance and in it there is a woman standing. In front of the house there is a wood and barbed wire fence and several shrubs around. The truck where two men are delivering the manure sack by hand is also visible. In the distance there are mountains that are part of the landscape.| Origin Name |
PRA 0120 F0001
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| Relation |
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration > Cartapacio 23
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| Geographical Coverage |
Municipio desconocido | Unknown Municipality
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| Date |
1937
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloguing team. The general description contains information provided by the Architectural and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR).
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| Descripción decolonial |
The scene depicts the development of the agro-economy under Puerto Rico's Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). It shows us men delivering manure to a farmer's newly rehabilitated concrete house set in front a verdant mountain range. PRRA aimed to empower local farmers by distributing small, hurricane-resistant concrete homes on farm plots, replacing traditional palm huts and redistributing land once owned by large plantations or left uncultivated. This initiative sought to modernize rural living conditions, diversify agriculture, and reduce food imports. The houses, blending scientific modernism and practicality, symbolized a shift towards sustainable farming practices and industrial productivity. However, in this sweeping effort, the agency also reiterated a longer history of white settler colonialism, which has historically displaced Indigenous modes of living. In the case of Puerto Rico, this would also include vernacular housing solutions, traditional building materials, and woodworking techniques embodied by thatch-roofed houses.
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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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