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Mujeres Latinas: The García Sisters & Their Friends
This snapshot of 4 teenage girls was taken in the Cook’s Point neighborhood in Davenport around 1942. It is part of accession #2016-39 Cook’s Point and Fichtner Family Image Collection, 1913-1950. Photo identification is written in the back in blue … Continue reading
Latinx History in the QCA
Although National Hispanic Heritage Month 2020 (Sept. 15th-Oct. 15th) winds down this week, the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center invites you to explore the lives of Hispanic Americans in our local area at any time with our brand-new research guide, “Latinx … Continue reading
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Tagged Cook's Point, Gutierrez, Hero Street, Hispanic Genealogy, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hola America, Holy City, La Yarda, Lara, Macias, Mexican-Americans, Navarro, Ortega, Rangel, Savala, Sierra, Vargas
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2017!
Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 begins today, September 15th! To celebrate, we are featuring a unique source of information about the Mexican-American community in the Quad-Cities area: materials from the Iowa Stories 2000 collection (Acc# 2005-02). A little more than ten … Continue reading
