Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. Fanny T. Almaguer was born in 1933 in Mexico and came to Los Angeles in 1964 to get an education. She married Jose Almaguer in 1966 and remained in the United States, raising their fours sons. Jose died in 1973 at the age of 38 and Fanny joined the workforce to provide for the family on her own. A brother and sister at an unidentified amusement park, possibly in Long Beach.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :color ;10 x 10 cm. Photographic prints
Amusement parks--California--Long Beach Amusement rides--California--Long Beach Brothers and sisters--California--Long Beach Children--California--Long Beach Long Beach (Calif.) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Mexican American photographs Group portraits
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