Caribbean Sentinel
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1993.1.60
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hubbard, Bernard R. (Bernard Rosecrans), 1888-1962
label: Collection Creator
content: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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content: Father Bernard Hubbard collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (black-and-white sound; 365 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1941
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film is a theatrical travelogue produced for "Magic Carpet of Movietone." Film documents various scenes of Puerto Rico, focusing on the military power that the United States posseses on this island. There are historic landmarks such as a fortress, the Governors Palace and war monuments. The first half of the film focuses on the agriculture of Puerto Rico and shows coconut, banana and sugar cane harvesting. The film also includes "Monkey Island", where monkeys are bred for scientific tests. The film then moves on to the United States military in Puerto Rico and shows American aviation troops, the military trucks and roads, and finally an aerial view of San Juan, the capital. The narrator discusses the history of Puerto Rico, focusing on San Juan, and gives a briefing on the military strategy of the United Sta5tes Government in using Puerto Rico as a military base.

Legacy Keywords: Harvesting Puerto Rico ; Architecture Religious ; fortress ; Monuments Puerto Rico ; Palaces Puerto Rico