Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. SCHC3.
Creator
Horton, Tad.
Date
[1950]
Summary
Two Hispanic American Women, Emma Vigil Maes (left) and Rosenda Valdez (right) sit at an event in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Emma wears a scarf over her head and striped jacket with a pin on the lapel. Rosenda wears a dark lace shawl over her head and a double breasted coat.
Description
1 photographic print ; 35 x 28 cm. (14 x 11 in.)
Is Part Of
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection.;
Item Owned By
Auraria Library
Subject
Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Maes, Emma Vigil--Pictorial works.; Valdez, Rosenda--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; San Luis (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Source: loan, San Luis Cultural Center, 2011.
Rights Contact Information
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; Title derived from inventory.; From inventory: "Right: Rosenda Valdez, left: Emma Vigil Maes are shown at a event in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis, Colorado in 1950. Emma is the daughter of Reyes Vigil and Escolastica Martinez. She married Manuel Emilio Maes. Her parents were from Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico and can trace their roots to Pola de Siero in Northern Spain. Photo Description Source: Maria C. Martinez, genealogist"; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.
