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This black-and-white photo shows workers stringing tobacco leaves inside a curing barn of the Porto Rico American Tobacco Corporation (P.R.A.R.Co.). Several workers can be seen inside, handling large tobacco leaves that are being hung to dry on…

This black-and-white photo shows a group of young workers carrying tobacco leaves in Puerto Rico. Six children are visible in this picture, all barefoot and wearing simple work clothes and hats, standing in a line while holding stacks of harvested…

This photo shows Ian Pagán-Roig, a farmer in Puerto Rico, holding a big bunch of green bananas in a vibrant tropical garden. Before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, the island imported about 85% of its food, making it dependent on outside…