Photos from Report on Slums in Puerto Rico
ca. 1939
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Photographs from a report on slums in Puerto Rico entitled "Problems in Connection with Slum Clearance in Puerto Rico with Special Reference to the San Juan Area."
According to the report, these wooden homes which were built by the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration (PRERA) in 1934-1935 had "deteriorated to a degree that makes their ultimate life but a matter of a few more years."
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration.
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6233796Full Citation: Photos from Report on Slums in Puerto Rico; 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/documents/document/wooden-houses-report-on-slums-in-puerto-rico, September 9, 2024]