Military Base Communications Building
Description
Communications office at the United States Army Military Base known as Borinquen Field in Aguadilla. A wooden house with zinc roof and built on stilts. It has a front porch with wooden handrails and slim pillars; three wooden double doors with crossbeams, and steps leading to the porch. On the handrail, there is a sign reading: "Communications." There is a roof gutter in the balcony's eave. There is a small garden in front of the house enclosed by string and stakes. To the side, there are two palm trees.| Origin Name |
CJHO0059(a)
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| Relation |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín > Sección X, Serie 3, Colección José H. Orraca
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| Geographical Coverage |
Aguadilla
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| Date |
1940-04-23
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloging team.
The front of the image has a printed inscription.
Back. Stamp: "Official Photograph U.S. Army Corps."
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| Descripción decolonial |
The Borinquen Field Communications office encapsulates the paradox of communication in imperialism. The wooden building masks the complex military networks dominating contemporary communication. The sign outside the edifice symbolizes the building’s dual role: a tool for both control and coordination within the anglophone operations of the United States´ military. The elevated house mirrors military hierarchies, as it also nods subtly at the conquest and appropriation of Indigenous building techniques. In a broader discourse, communication networks, which emanate from the United States´ military and spread to the cultural mainstream in Puerto Rico, represent a powerful tool of the empire. Here, communications technology is used to coordinate military assets. When turned to domestic purposes, we find a means for influencing individuals into a mindset favorable to those in power.
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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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