Legacies Project

Legacies Project - Yonkers Latino

Images used in the Legacies Project section of Throughout the Ages.

Image. Puerto Rican Parade, Yonkers, 2000.

Yonkers. Latino. Puerto Rican Parade, Yonkers, 2000.
A multicultural crowd waits for the Puerto Rican Parade in Yonkers, circa 2000. Courtesy of Javier Roman.

Image. Colombians marching in the Puerto Rican Parade, 1988.

Yonkers. Latino. Colombians marching in the Puerto Rican Parade, 1988.
Colombians march in the Puerto Rican Parade, circa 1988. Courtesy of Abel Millan.

Image. Photo of Day of Dead, The Journal News, 2002.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of Day of Dead, The Journal News, 2002.
Photo of the Day of the Dead by Ricky Flores. The Journal News, November 3, 2002. Courtesy of Aurelia Fernandez.

Image. Photo of Mexican Flag Raising Ceremony, 1990.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of Mexican Flag Raising Ceremony, 1990.
Photo of Mexican Flag Raising Ceremony, 1990. From left: Yonkers Mayor Henry Spallone, Martha Pisculli, Guillermo Romero, and Lazaro Marure. Courtesy of Martha Pisculli.

Image. Photo of Fernando Fuentes, first Latino Councilman in Yonkers.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of Fernando Fuentes, first Latino Councilman in Yonkers.
Photo of Fernando Fuentes, first Latino Councilman in Yonkers. Courtesy of Jenny Vargas.

Image. Mexicans await papers from the Mexican Consulate, Yonkers, 1984.

Yonkers. Latino. Mexicans await papers from the Mexican Consulate, Yonkers, 1984.
Mexicans wait to get identification papers from the Mexican Consulate in Yonkers, 1984. Courtesy of Martha Pisculli.

Image. Puerto Rican Parade, Mexican costumes, 2000.

Yonkers. Latino. Puerto Rican Parade, Mexican costumes, 2000.
Puerto Rican Parade participants in authentic Mexican costume, circa 2000. Courtesy of Aurelia Fernandez.

Image. Photo of boy hitting a pinata, The Journal News, 2002.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of boy hitting a pinata, The Journal News, 2002.
Photograph of boy hitting a piñata. As printed in The Journal News, August 10, 2002. Courtesy of Aurelia Fernandez.

Image. Yonkers City Council Proclamation of Mexican-American Friendship Day, 1992.

Yonkers. Latino. Yonkers City Council Proclamation of Mexican-American Friendship Day, 1992.
Yonkers City Council Proclamation of Mexican-American Friendship Day, September 22, 1992.

Image. Photo of Puerto Rican flag flying over Yonkers City Hall.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of Puerto Rican flag flying over Yonkers City Hall.
The Puerto Rican flag flies over Yonkers City Hall. Courtesy of Javier Roman.

Image. Excerpt of a brochure, "How to Hire Agricultural Workers from Puerto Rico, 1960."

Yonkers. Latino. Excerpt of a brochure, "How to Hire Agricultural Workers from Puerto Rico, 1960."
Excerpt. Brochure. “How to Hire Agricultural Workers from Puerto Rico, 1960.” Migration Division, Department of Labor, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Courtesy of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.

Image. Cover of brochure for U.S. employers hiring Puerto Rican workers, 1960.

Yonkers. Latino. Cover of brochure for U.S. employers hiring Puerto Rican workers, 1960.
Cover of brochure prepared by the Migration Division, Department of Labor, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for the purpose of advising mainland employers of procedures for hiring Puerto Rican workers. 1960. Courtesy of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.

Image. Photo of houses in slum, Orocouis, Puerto Rico, 1941.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of houses in slum, Orocouis, Puerto Rico, 1941.
Photo of houses in Slum, Orocouis, Puerto Rico. Jack Delano, photographer. December 1941. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection. LC-USF33-021303-M2.

Image. Photo of people waiting to buy bread, Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of people waiting to buy bread, Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico.
People waiting in line to buy bread in Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico. No date. Courtesy of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.

Image. Photo of labor bosses recruiting farm workers, Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of labor bosses recruiting farm workers, Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Farm workers being recruited by labor bosses in Caguas, Puerto Rico, to work on the Mainland. No date. Courtesy of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.

Image. Photo of a typical kitchen of Jibaro house, Puerto Rico, 1938.

Yonkers. Latino. Photo of a typical kitchen of Jibaro house, Puerto Rico, 1938.
Photo of a typical kitchen of Jibaro house, Puerto Rico. January 1938. Jack Delano, photographer. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection. LC-USF34-012383-E.