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Description
8 images. New city of South El Monte, 27 June 1958. Francis G. Stiles -- 70 years Joseph A. Vargas Mrs. Maria Vargas Joseph Vargas Carmen Vargas Rush Street Klingerman Street Potrero Street. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Swaim. Date: 1958-06-27. Reporter: Swaim. Assignment: New city of South El Monte. 15: Francis G. Stiles, 70, highest vote getter of 5 new Councilmen in new city of South El Monte. 16: Joseph A. Vargas, 59, another of the new councilmen. 13/14: Joseph A. Vargas and Francis G. Stiles, coats off, go to work on business of running new city. 17/18: Vargas family. L. to R., Mrs. Maria Vargas, Joseph Vargas, and their daughter Carmen, whose name (as of Sat. 6/28) is Gonzales. 1: Rush St., the 'main drag' of South El Monte, looking east from Potrero, showing rows of small factories. 28: Rush St., east from Edwards. 2: Klingerman St., another 'downtown' street with rows of small factories. 27: Potrero St., another of same".
Type
image
Format
8 photographs : negatives, b&w 13 x 10 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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