Los tres dedales/The three thimbles
Item
Dublin Core
Title
Los tres dedales/The three thimbles
Subject
Prensa en español-- secciones y columnas, etc.
Viñetas, sátira, etc.
Spanish newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.
Cartoons, satire, etc
Description
La escena representa el juego de “los tres dedales” -denominado en España “trilé”- y comenta que, supuestamente, se importó desde San Juan a Nueva York en los años treinta. Explica el funcionamiento de la estafa que invita a hacer apuestas para localizar un granito bajo uno de los tres dedales. Se explica el modus operandi: otra persona actúa de "gancho" y quien apuesta nunca acierta dónde está el granito. El texto documenta quiénes llevan a cabo este timo y en qué zonas de Harlem operan.
The scene represents “the three thimbles” game—known in Spain as “trilé”—noting that it was supposedly brought by migrants from San Juan who moved to New York City in the 1930s. The image portrays how the scam operates, enticing players to bet on which of the three thimbles the kernel can be found under. The modus operandi is described: one person works as the “bait”, ensuring that the one who guesses the location of the kernel can never do so correctly. The textual description names who perform the prank and the areas of Harlem in which they operate.
Creator
Valdés Cadilla, José
Source
Publisher
La voz: Diario Democrático Avanzado. Nueva York
Date
1938-04-21
Rights
Ana María Díaz-Marcos
Format
JPEG
Language
Spanish
Type
Stillimage
Identifier
Valdes0003
Coverage
Puerto Rico
New York, (N.Y.)
Citation
Valdés Cadilla, José, “Los tres dedales/The three thimbles,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed April 29, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/3829.