Baile de soldados de las Fuerzas Armadas en el Casino de Puerto Rico

Dublin Core

Title

Baile de soldados de las Fuerzas Armadas en el Casino de Puerto Rico
(Translated) Dance of the Armed Forces soldiers in Puerto Rico Casino

Subject

Dance
Social & Civil Facilities

Description

This black-and-white photo shows a dance party at the old Casino de Puerto Rico. Many guests, including both Puerto Rican civilians and U.S. military members, are dressed up in fancy clothes, dancing on a tiled floor.

The caption identifies the event as the opening celebration for a USO (United Service Organizations) club in San Juan, Puerto Rico, though there aren’t any records that confirm this exact event. The photo seems to show how the Puerto Rican community and American military got together and interacted on social occasions in the mid-1900s.

The back of the photo says: “Charming Puerto Rican señoritas and their dates from the U.S. Armed Forces dance across the beautiful tiled floor of the old Casino de Puerto Rico to a mix of Latin and American music. This big dance for servicemen celebrated the opening of the USO Club in San Juan on Saturday, April 11th.”

Creator

U.S. Army Signal Corps

Source

El Mundo

Publisher

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

Date

(Original Date) 1940s
(Digital Date) 2005

Rights

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Relation

Photo Collection, El Mundo

Format

1 photograph: b and w; 25 x 25 cm.
JPEG

Language

EN

Type

Still Image

Identifier

6593

Collection

Militares/Military

Citation

U.S. Army Signal Corps, “Baile de soldados de las Fuerzas Armadas en el Casino de Puerto Rico,” Mission US: Isla Preciosa, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/isla-preciosa/items/show/25.