Benito Gonzáles, Francisca García, and Francisco García
Alternate Title
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. FH010017.jpg.
Contributor
Duran, Denise Lavato,
Date
[1926?]
Summary
Benito Gonzáles poses with his sister in law, Francisca García and her father Francisco Garcia in front of a clapboard house in Greeley, Colorado. Benito stands, he wears a shirt with an upright collar, a vest, a plaid tie and holds his hat in his hand. Francisca sits in a chair and wears a long sleeved blouse and loose, gathered skirt. Her hair is cut short and parted on the side. Francisco stand beside her, he wears a broad brimmed hat, a vest and has a full gray mustache.
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title derived from inventory.; From inventory: "Man in hat is Francisco García, born March 7, 1862 in Tusas, New Mexico. He died October 3, 1928 in Denver, Colorado. He was the son of José Cipriano García and Deluvina Valdez. Francisco married Juana Vigil on February 14, 1881 in Las Manuelitas, New Mexico. He and his wife and the families of their son's and daughter's came to Colorado in about 1920 to work in the sugar beet fields. The women seated is his daughter, Francisca García. She was born February 27, 1889 in Las Manuelitas, New Mexico. Next to Francisco is his son-in-law Benito Gonzáles. Benito was born January 17, 1904 in Mosquero, New Mexico and died January 3, 1980 in Placerville, California. He married Antonita García (Toni) on August 3, 1925 in Greeley, Colorado."; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.
