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With bomba and La Fonda, El Barrio remembers photographer Hiram Maristany

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A memorial attendee reflects before an installation honoring Hiram Maristany

13-year-old artist Marlon Ramirez with his drawing of Hiram Maristany while he waits in line to attend the memorial.

Yiselie Cabrera, 18, with a Puerto Rican flag necklace waiting to pay her respects to Black Puerto Rican artist Hiram Maristany.

The original prints of Hiram Maristany's photos line the walls of his unofficial office, La Fonda, in East Harlem.

More than 300 admirers filled the theater at El Museo del Barrio for a memorial honoring Hiram Maristany.

Jorge Ayala, head chef and founder of La Fonda, behind the bar talking with Hiram Maristany's friends and admirers.