Creator: Morris, Nelson

Date: 1944-05

Description:


Caption: Mrs. Feliciano supplements family income, which is derived mostly by Raymundo and his father working in the refinery, by running a typical Aruban country store. Most of these little shops are located in one of the small rooms of the house, and set off by a small door. Chief items for sale: bananas, soap, candles, tobacco, canned meats, vegetables and soups from the States.
Photographer: Nelson Morris (Standard Oil Company of New Jersey)
April-May 1944
1 b&w photograph; 8.95 x 8.95 cm.
Part of the LAGO Picture Collection

Courtesy of Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, the National Library of Aruba.
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Notes:
See also Aruba Esso News, February 28, 1947, p. 4.. Papiamento: "Mescos cu tur otro caminda na mundo, Aruba tambe tin su tiendanan chikito, generalmente den un cuarto di e casnan di biba. Stock no ta grandi, pero toch e tiendecitanan ta masha conveniente pa esnan cu ta biba den vecindario. Riba e potret nos ta mira Rosa Feliciano, señora di Cerilio Feliciano di Masons & Insulators, den su tienda." English: "As everywhere in the world, Aruba has its tiny stores, usually in a room of the house and with a limited stock, but handy for the people who live nearby. This one is run by Rosa Feliciano, wife of Cerilio Feliciano of the Masons & Insulators.





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