#HispanicHeritageMonth: Schedule a research appointment to learn more about Afro Cuban photographer Rómulo Lachatañeré (1909–1952). His pictures captured the everyday lives of Puerto Ricans and African Americans living in East Harlem, Harlem, and Puerto Rico from 1947–1952. The Photographs and Prints Division has his full collection of images to view in person. Some of the photographs, which were digitized earlier this year, are available to view online. The self-taught photographer and ethnologist moved to New York City from Cuba in 1939. He worked as a laboratory technician at hospitals such as Bellevue and Columbia Presbyterian. During his years in the city, he photographed and wrote news stories documenting the poor living conditions of Black and Latinx peoples. He also cofounded the Afro Cuban social club Club Cubano Inter-Americano in 1945. The Center’s Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division holds the organization’s records. Lachatañeré authored books such as Oh, mío Yemayá!!, which discusses the myths of the orishas. Manual de Santeria (1942) covers the beliefs and religious practices of many Afro Cubans. Both texts and are available to read at the Center's Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. To learn more, click on the link in our bio. #SchomburgCenter #LatinxHeritageMonth #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth #AfroCuban Digital Images: 3990817, 3990819, and 2048206