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Ploughing sugar cane fields, Puerto Rico
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Ploughing sugar cane fields, Puerto Rico

[ca. 1930–1945]

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Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

This antiquated method of ploughing the fields may still be seen along the countryside. Modern machinery is replacing the docile oxen.

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