Photograph of a woman sewing in the doorway of a shack in a slum in Puerto Rico.
Woman in the Doorway of a Shack
- ca. 1939
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 6233791
Full Citation: Woman in the Doorway of a Shack; ca. 1939; Slums; General Records, 1935 – 1946; Records of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, Record Group 323; National Archives at New York, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/woman-in-the-doorway-of-a-shack/, April 1, 2026]
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