A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive

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  Mrs. Hines of First Baptist Church

  Mrs. Hines of First Baptist Church stands posed outside wearing a Black dress with white accent on the belt and neckline and long sleeves. She has a serious expression. First Baptist Church was a predominantly white congregation that had a close relationship with the Mexican American Baptist church in South Colton where Ernie Garcia grew up.
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  Ernie Garcia Colton High ID

  Ernie Garcia ID from Colton High reunion
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  Ernie Garcia

  Black and white photograph of Ernie Garcia standing in front of a door car door.
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  Thousand Pines Baptist Youth Camp

  Black and white photo of the Thousand Pines Youth Camp in the early 1940s. Ernie Garcia is in the back row, second from the left.
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  Ernie Garcia working in Garden

  Black and white photo of Ernie Garcia working in the garden in South Colton in 1945.
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  Ernie Garcia Portrait 1945

  Ernie Garcia is standing in a yard in front of a tree in Colton 1945 as an older teenager.
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  Garcia family with car

  Parents Appollonio and Lupita are pictured with their children Eva, Hilda and David in front of their car in South Colton.
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  Ernie Garcia with Cousins

  Ernie Garcia (left) pictured with his cousins Felix Ramirez and Dan Ramirez as older adults. They are smiling, dressed casually in t-shirts and a Hawaiian shirt in front of a wood paneled and brick wall.
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  Garcia Family Portrait 1958

  A black and white formal portrait of the Garcia family in 1958 with adult childen. Parents Guadalupe "Lupita" and Apollonio "Polo" Garcia are in the front with children from left to right including Eva, David, Ernie and Hilda. The family is all dressed in suits and smiling for the camera. The Garcias lived in South Colton and were prominent members of the local Baptist church which they joined when they arrived in the 1920s.
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  Garcia Family Portrait 1948

  A black and white formal portrait of the Garcia family when children are young adults. Parents Guadalupe "Lupita" and Apollonio "Polo" Garcia are in the front with children from left to right including Eva, David, Ernie and Hilda. The family is all dressed in suits and smiling for the camera. The Garcias lived in South Colton and were prominent members of the local Baptist church which they joined when they arrived in the 1920s.