- Photograph by
- Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a young boy sitting on luggage, on his way to Puerto Rico for his first time. The background is a blur of people. The young boy wears a horizontal and vertical stripped, short sleeved shirt with a collar and breast pocket. He wears shorts to his knees with long, black socks. It appears he has something on his proper left wrist, presumably a rubber band.
- There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. The back is inscribed with the photographer’s signature and alpha-numerical inscriptions from the photographer.
- Place depicted
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Communities
- Identity
- Migrations
- Photography
- Transportation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Object number
- 2021.53.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Frank Espada
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




