Ox-drawn tram, Central Mercedita, near Ponce

Greetings from Puerto Rico! The “En Routes” Postcard Project

Aim of En Routes Postcards were the Twitter, Facebook, Flick, Instagram, and email (all in one) of the 1900s. And for the United States, the expansion of postcard printing coincided with the nation’s territorial expansion throughout the Caribbean. As a strategic location to secure the sugar and tobacco markets, Puerto Rico felt the presence of…

Social Media Strategy for EnRoutes

The EnRoutes Project En Routes: Markers & Makers in Early 1900s’ Puerto Rico will be launched as a space where audiences can establish relationships with images and literary text excerpts. I would like to share my interest in how road system projects that took place in 1900s transformed social networks in Puerto Rico. I envision…