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Today in Labor History September 5, 1936: Photographer Robert Capa captured the death of 24-year-old anarchist Federico "Taino" Borrell in the iconic photo The Falling Soldier. Borell was an antifascist fighter, killed during the Spanish Civil War. Capa is considered by many to be the greatest war photojournalist ever. He was the only civilian photographer who landed on Omaha Beach during D-Day. He co-founded Magnum Photojournalism collective, which included David "Chim" Seymour, Maria Eisner, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, William Vandivert, and Rita Vandivert. He died after stepping on a landmine in Vietnam in 1954.

The name Robert Capa was originally the pseudonym shared by Gerda Taro and her lover Endre Ernő Friedmann, both photographers and Jewish exiles living in France in the 1930s. Scholar Hanno Hardt described their work as such: "Taro and Capa helped invent the genre of modern war photography while fueling the vicarious experience of the spectator by offering an approximation of life in the conflict zone." Taro was killed in 1937 while covering the Spanish Civil War. She was only 26. After her death, Friedmann continued to go by the name of Robert Capa.

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No. 50 in my photo collection of signs of unique Spanish-language business names ending in ería: PIÑATERÍA

I am celebrating the 50th entry in my collection of unique ería signs with one of my favorites: piñatería. The piñata is widely known as a container, usually made of papier-mache and formed into the shape of an animal or object of some kind, that is filled with candy, hung in the air, and struck with a stick or bat to break open and spill out the treats. While generally associated with Mexican culture, the piñata is popular throughout Latin America and other parts of the world. In the US, piñatas are very common at children's birthday parties and other festive gatherings.

I was thrilled to finally find a piñatería in my adventures throughout Spanish-speaking cities. I found this one in Lima.

June 2025 | Lima, Peru

To view all of the -ería photos I've posted so far, visit my Collection here: https://pixelfed.social/c/867505112495812844

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No. 49 in my photo collection of signs of unique Spanish-language business names ending in ería: LLAVERÍA

The English word "key" in Spanish is "llave" so a llavería is a shop that cuts and sells keys, like this little kiosk situated across the street from from the Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Chile where I worked for a month last summer.

June 2025 | Santiago, Chile

To view all of the -ería photos I've posted so far, visit my Collection here: https://pixelfed.social/c/867505112495812844

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No. 48 in my photo collection of signs of unique Spanish-language business names ending in 𝗲𝗿í𝗮: BOTONERÍA

The Spanish word for "button" is "botón" so a botonería is a business that manufactures or sells buttons. This little shop in Santiago does the latter, selling not only buttons, but thread, fabric, dyes, and other sewing and clothing accessories.

June 2025 | Santiago, Chile

To view all of the 𝗲𝗿í𝗮 photos I've posted so far, visit my Collection here: https://pixelfed.social/c/867505112495812844

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