Wally and Chris Sanchez

Item

Title

Wally and Chris Sanchez

Identifier

2022.006.093

Type

image

Description

"Wally Sanchez and his father, Chris Sanchez, are pictured here around 1928. Wally became a star college athlete and popular educator in Redlands. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He recalled social barriers in Redlands and his first time traveling in the southern United States." (Vasquez and Carpio, 36) The black and white image shows a young Wally sitting on a tractor while his father leans against the tractor.

Subject

Air Force
World War II
Education
Familial Life
Ranching

Spatial Coverage

Redlands (Calif.)

Temporal Coverage

1928

Creator

unknown

Date

1928

Contributor

Inland Mexican Heritage, Courtesy of Wally Sanchez

Format

.tif

Language

English

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Bibliographic Citation

Vasquez, Antonio Gonzalez, and Genevieve Carpio. Mexican Americans in Redlands. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Publishing, 2012, 36.