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The black-and-white portrait pictures Luis R. Esteves, a cadet at West Point in 1915, who was also the first Puerto Rican graduate from the famous military academy. Notably, Esteves’ parents had different hopes for his future in light of the U.S.…

This black-and-white portrait photo shows Luisa Capetillo, a famous Puerto Rican labor activist and writer, sitting down at a desk. Born in 1879 in Arecibo, she lived through big political and economic changes in Puerto Rico. Capetillo fought for…