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This is a black and white photo is of Johnny Carrillo posing beside a dugout made of sandbags. Carrillo wears his military uniform while leaning on the dugout. In the background, other machinery and trees can be seen.
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A black and white photo of Henry Pasillas was presented on the RCMAHS April 2010 October calendar cover page. Pasillas' portrait is in the corner of the photo, and it is out of focus. The center of the photo is the shadow of someone parachuting in the sky in the clouds.
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A black and white photo of soldiers posing together with a woman in the front. The photo is fading out so that the sides of the photo cannot be seen and are erased, so a soldier wearing a uniform in the middle of two other soldiers in uniform, a woman crouching in front of him, and another soldier crouching on the right of the woman are seen. Five people are seen in total. The other people posing for the picture are cut off. The fading out is shaped as half circles on either side of the image.
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A black and white photo of soldiers posing together with a woman in the front. The photo is fading out so that the sides of the photo cannot be seen and are erased, so only a soldier in the middle smiling, a woman crouching and smiling in front of him, and another soldier crouching on the left of the woman are seen. The other people posing for the picture are cut off. The fading out is shaped as half circles on either top side of the image.
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A black and white portrait of the Garcia brothers which was presented on the RCMAHS August 2010 calendar cover. Raul and Alfred Garcia are wearing their military uniforms, though each respective person is wearing a different cap. suggesting they held different positions.
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A black and white photo of four Latin American soldiers posing together for a picture wearing their respective military service uniforms. There is three men standing in the back with army service uniforms, and they are holding their hat in their hands. Each man at the end of that row is holding their hat out for the picture. There is one man sitting in front of the other three men with a Navy sailor uniform.
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A black and white photo of Ysmael Villegas which was presented on the RCMAHS March 2010 calendar cover. Villegas is posing in his military uniform, hat, and boots. He is standing in front of a blank wall with his hands clasped behind his back.
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A black and white image of Johnny Soleto's portrait where he wearings a graduation gown. Soleto wears a graduation gown and a graduation cap that is tilted to the right of his head. The tassel is also at the front right of the cap. The portrait is taken from the top half of his body.
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A yellowish document for a USS Fulton assignment for Johnny Sotelo, which is filled in with handwriting. The top of the document is print "USS FULTON (AS 11)/ WATCH, QUARTER, AND STATION ASSIGNMENTS." The next line has the date stamped "17 APR 1945." The two lines afterwards is filled out with the name "SATELO J. M.," rate "F 1/C," the bunk no. is left blank, division 8 section 1, and billet no. 8167. Under the section "BATTLE STATION," Condition 1: General Quarters Stations is "AMM. CARRIER TOP/HOIST FR84 STBD;" Condition 2: Watch & Watch Stbd-Port and Condition 3: Watch in Four-Sect are "Same as I (1)." The "DAMAGE CONTROL SECTION" is left blank. In the "EMERGENCY SECTION," Fire is "Qtrs. (Mach Shop)," Collision is "Qtrs.," and the raft number is filled out as "24FR68-P." The rest of the document is not filled out.
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A black and white photo of two soldiers sitting in front of a plane in front of some machinery in service uniforms. On the side of the plane, there is a large image of a cartoon woman posing with her in a bikini with one strap falling down her shoulder and high heels, and the words "The Baroness" on the left of her in cursive. The man on the left is facing forward while the man on the right is facing his right, towards the other man.
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A black and white photo of three Navy soldiers standing together in a sailor uniform at a grassy outside area. The man in between the other two men, presumably Johnny Soleto, has his arms around the other two men as they all pose together. A small dog is sitting on the grass in front of the men not facing the camera.
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A black and white photo of a Navy ship/submarine on water with "PA 145" painted on the left front side of the ship. The photo is taken from another ship, as the front of the ship is seen in the photo. Both ships seem to be connected with some sort of string. The dock area can be seen behind the ship.
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A black and white photo of three Navy soldiers posing together on a boat in uniform and a cap. The soldier on the very right is presumably Johnny Soleto. The background of the photo is a dock area with other boats, machinery, people, and buildings. A mountain range can also be seen faintly behind the dock.
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A black and white photo of two female soldiers in uniform and hat standing for a picture. They are posing on grass at an outside park area with a large tree in the background of the picture.
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A black and white image of soldiers lined up in rows walking down the street while a crowd is watching from the side of the road. There are palm trees on the same side of the road as the onlookers.
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A black and white portrait of Manuel Venegas which was presented on the RCMAHS November 2010 calendar cover. Venegas is pictured smiling in his military uniform. There is an inscription in the upper right corner stating "To Yolanda," and the lower left corner is written Venegas' name.
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A black and white photo of Michael Lozano which was presented on the RCMAHS November 2010 calendar cover. Lozano is pictured posing while loading a rocket launcher. A fort with some other people can be seen in the background.
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A black and white portrait of Robert Venegas where he is wearing a military uniform and hat. The bottom right has four lines of illegible handwriting. There are some scratches on the photo.
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A scan of two photos of Michael Lozano. The image on the left is in color, printed upside down, and presents Michael S. Lozano posing with a rocket launcher. This photo of Lozano was used on the RCMAHS November calendar cover. The photo on the right is black and white, showing a U.S. soldier, presumably Lozano, receiving honors and commemorations from a U.S. military commander.
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A picture of Abigail Chavez and his Latin American band, "Abbie Chavez Orchestra" in the radio room. The six members featured pose with their respective instruments. A piano fills one side of the picture and there seems to be a barrier between the orchestra and the camera. The inscription below the photograph reads "Abbie Chavez, from West Riverside, and his five-piece orchestra in the 1940's on the KPO radio show at El Sombrero. Photo courtesy of Mario Chavez.
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A black and white photo of Frank Lozano wearing coveralls and a hat while standing in front of his service station and auto repair shop. The service station is a drive-through structure with a sign that says "Frank Lozano Service Station", and a sign that says "stop your motor - No Smoking" there are two visible hand crank gas pumps behind Frank. In the background is the Auto Repair Shop with two dark-colored open-sided cars (possibly Model T) in front of the shop. A description of the photo reads: "In the mid-1920s to the early 1930s, Frank Lozano, standing in front of his service station, was the first Mexican American in Riverside to own a Service Station and Auto Repair Shop. It was located on Park Avenue between Eleventh Street and Twelfth Street. Photo courtesy of Grandson and wife, Larry and Jenny Gil".
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A picture of a funeral dating from the 1930s. A large group of people ranging in age and gender stand or sit in a wide semi-circle around a coffin in a cemetery in Riverside, California. The coffin is adorned with flowers on top of it and a priest is seen behind the coffin. Most of the people present are looking at the camera, towards the viewer. Many of the people pictured are wearing black mourning clothes or formal dress, while many are wearing informal everyday clothing. A description of the photograph reads: "A funeral attended by family and friends, in the early 1930s, at the Evergreen Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Johnny Sotelo."
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A black and white picture featuring two rows of Mexican boys dressed in baseball uniforms standing in front of the baseball stands. A description of the photo reads: "Late 1940s 'Casa Blanca Aces' baseball team."
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A black and white photo from the 1940s and is of the crowning of the Virgin Mary at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Riverside, Ca. 24 Mexican American young people posing inside the bell tower. The girls are wearing knee-length white dresses, white hats, and hair scarves. The 3 youngest girls are wearing floral crowns and holding candles with flowers. In the background is a statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers, a statue of Christ, a crucifix, and 10 tapered candles. Behind the girls, there is a doorway to each side and wooden church pews in front of the girls to each side.
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A picture of a row of men who all, except for one, are in white band uniforms and are posing with their instruments. One of the men is posing with a drum that says "Casa Blanca Band C.P.M" on the front. A description of the picture reads: "Casa Blanca had a marching band in the early 1900s which performed in parades and fiestas. Photo courtesy of Dennis Garcia."