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  • Collection: Postales de Puerto Rico: Colección Osvaldo García

Aerial view of the waterfront, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico. Aerial view of waterfront section of the city.

AIR VIEW OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

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The city of San Juan, a thriving, busy place with 150,000 population, when seen from the air, resembles the form of a boot. It was settled in 1508 by Juan Ponce de León, Who was the island's first Governor.

Ayuntamiento y Plaza Principal.
City Hall and Plaza Principal.
San Juan, P. R.

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"The City Hall, as we know it today, was completed at an early stage with the building facing the Plaza de Armas during the administration of Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez, who ruled the island from 1795 to 1801. However, the seat dates back to 1602…

BANCO COLONIAL

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Mayaguez - 11 de octubre de 1918.
Efectos de los terremotos de 1918 en el edificio ocupado por el Banco Colonial.