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This photo was taken by Edwin Rosskam in 1938. It is in a poor neighborhood of Ponce. The loneliness and desolation recall another image by Andrew Wyeth. You have probably seen it…. Christina’s World was painted ten… Read More
This image was taken by Edwin Rosskam in the San Juan area, in December 1937. The image contains a few points of interest. #1 It is very much “a guy thing.” Over fifty men, but not one… Read More
By 1935, US banking syndicates owned 80% of the cultivated land in Puerto Rico. Most of this land was concentrated into sugar cane centrales. All by themselves, the four largest centrales – Guánica, Aquirre, Fajardo, South Porto… Read More
During the Great Depression, sugar cane wages were very low in Puerto Rico, and many people – though hard-working – could not afford proper health care. The Brookings Institution Report of 1930 found enormous gaps in the… Read More
Louise and Edwin Rosskam lived in Puerto Rico from 1945 to 1953. Like the photographer Jack Delano, they initially arrived on a photo assignment – but they fell in love with the island, and decided to stay…. Read More
WAR AGAINST ALL PUERTO RICANS 