Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, HopeYost-2315.
Creator(s)
Aultman, Oliver E.
Summary
Studio portrait of a Hispanic American woman, María Salomé Córdova. She wears a dark dress with a tight bodice with two rows of buttons, a bustle, pleated skirt and striped trim. She has curly hair and wears a broad brimmed hat with an ostrich feather. She leans on a chair in front of a painted back drop.
Date
[between 1890 and 1895?]
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "María Salomé Córdova, born April 27, 1867 in Piedras Coloradas near Trinidad, Colorado. María married Jose Julian Labato on September 4, 1889. Jose, a rancher, moved the family to San Luis where they had eight children. María died on September 1, 1960 in Blanca, Colorado. Her husband José died on May 17, 1947 in Alamosa, Colorado. In her later years, María was a weaver. A photo in this collection, AUR-2118, shows her spinning yarn."; Scan of photograph from: Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2006. Source: Hope Gallegos Yost.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title inked on original and reproduced in scanned image.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.; R7001521148
