Children Waiting in Line for Water in Yauco, Puerto Rico, January 1942

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Delano, Jack, "Children getting water from the faucet in the slum area in Yauco, Puerto Rico," January 1942

Description

These children are waiting in line for water from the faucet in Yauco, Puerto Rico. The photograph was taken in January 1942.

What is their story? What evidence from the picture are you using to imagine what their story might be?
What signs of scarcity do you notice?
Compare this photo with this photo. What is the same? What is different?

Delano, Jack, "Children getting water from the faucet in the slum area in Yauco, Puerto Rico," January 1942. Courtesy of Library of Congress