Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Child dwarf performers, Paul, Inez, and Trinidad Rodriguez, pose for a photo during a visit to a Los Angeles judge to obtain their contracts. Paul, Inez, and Trinidad Rodriguez were siblings that emigrated from Spain to Mexico and then Los Angeles in 1935. They were most well known as the "del Rio family midgets" and performed singing and dancing acts. In 1935 they performed at Midget Village for the Pacific International Exposition that year. Text from negative: (Time Stamp) Oct. 18, 1935 Handwritten on negative: 2409--L to R / Paul Rodriguez-6 yr., Inez-8 yr, Trinidad-14 yr, mexican midgets contract approval
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Image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_8848 ark:/21198/zz002dgszx
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Dwarfs--California--Los Angeles Child labor--Law and legislation--California--Los Angeles Child actors--California--Los Angeles Rodriguez, Inez, b. 1926 or 27 Rodriguez, Paul, b. 1928 or 29 Rodriguez, Trinidad, b. 1912 or 13
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