Old Dominican Republic

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Arzobispo Meri?o street SD 1920

 

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SD Zona Colonial 1930

 

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Port of Barahona circa 1940

 

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Rural home Barahona circa 1940

 

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Ingenio Barahona locomotive circa 1930

 

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Haiti - DR border crossing check point Elias Pi?a 1947

 

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Charles Lindbergh visit to Alcazar de Colon 1928.

 

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The Graf Zeppelin (Luftschiff Zeppelin) flying over the presidential Mansion on Oct 22nd 1933.

 

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Bahia de Samana, Santa Barbara de Samana 1937

 

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Masonic Temple Restauracion of Puerto Plata 1916.

 

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A model of Trujillo's Sport complex. Estadio Quisqueya on front 1956.

 

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Panoramic picture of the City of Santiago (today's historic Santiago centre), circa 1950.

 

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The Cibao rail ways, at Santiago circa 1910.

 

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Firemen crew at Villa Mella, SD circa 1940

 

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Breakfast at Hotel Presidente's Restaurant, Ciudad Trujillo, R.D circa 1940

 

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At the Perla Antillana hipodromo circa 1940.

 

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View from Avenida Bolivar corner with Palo Hincado street.
To the left on the picture the Parque Independencia. Circa 1930

 

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Typical ambulance provided by the gov to the Dominican Red Cross. Who were tasked with transporting patients in the country, free of charge to the larger Hospitals for extended care not available in the smaller towns and villas.
Drivers were from the Armed Forces or Police, and had to report all patients carried to the central command on arrival from dispatch. Circa 1940.

 

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Pastries vendor, 1941. Vendors had to carry their goods protected from dust and exposure to the Sun, only able to open their carriers and display their goods to clients at point of sale. If they were found otherwise the goods were confiscated by the police and the vendor fined and put in jail. Trujillo's order...