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Latin America and the Caribbean in Photographs at the Library of Congress

Sample Images

This selection of images gives a flavor for the variety of photographs of Latin America and the Caribbean in the collections.

Leo Matiz, photographer. Vendedor de periódico (Newspaper merchant), 1962. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Susan Meiselas, photographer. Molotov man [Pablo Barauz], 1979. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Graciela Iturbide, photographer. Nuestra Senora de las Iguanas (Our Lady of the Iguanas), Juchitán, Oaxaca, 1979. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Max T. Vargas, photographer. Chola woman, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, La Paz, Bolivia, ca. 1900-1923. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Marc Ferrez, photographer. Pont de Silvestre [Brazil], ca. 1890-1900. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, photographer. Los agachados, 1934. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Frank Espada, photographer. Young Man with Puerto Rican Flag, ca. 1970. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Genevieve Naylor, photographer. Waiting to See the Mayor, Sao Joao del Rei [Brazil], ca. 1942. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Fernell Franco, photographer. Man in mask, Cali, Colombia, ca. 1982. From series Festivales. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Alberto Korda, photographer. Fidel Castro feeding elephants with Bronx Zoo director James A. Oliver, New York, 1959. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Sebastião Salgado, photographer. Guatemalan candied apple vendor, 1978. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

Agustín Jiménez, photographer. Drum corps, ca. 1930.Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.