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The written description on the back of the photo states, "behind the mess hall or kitchen peeling spuds." These two soldiers pose while they prep for an upcoming meal.
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "Manuel Soto from Redlands and me with a 37 Recoillese Rifle" Far away from Redlands in Japan Martinez and Soto found each other and became good friends. Two unidentified men in the background.
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "Soto and Moreno in front of their tent" The two soldiers pose with their weapons and in the foreground there is the shadow of Peter Martinez who is taking the picture. Manuel Soto is on the left holding the gun and Moreno on the right.
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "Cruz C. and Me here the kitchen Cruz's paradise where he tries to look for the guys.
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Peter Martinez lying down in front of a tent.
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Peter Martinez poses in the foreground while his fellow plantoon members are gathered in preparation to move out to a new location. The written description on the back of the photo states, "Buiouac Area up at northern Japan ready to move out."
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "Alex Ortiz resting loofing as usual." This image shows some precious moments of rest amidst the depravations of World War II.
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "All three Mortars 60 MM of my Plt. Ready to move to Haugen."
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "Me and Stampanato Oerrichsson Waddell in Camp Haugen Japan."
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "Here's another picture Honey there are not as good but you can see my pals. The guy standing is from San Berdoo and the other one from Riverside. Maybe you know them. Robert Magana? Riverside Reyes S.B. Hernandez." This photograph demonstrates how Mexican American men serving in the U.S. military found and made communites while serving overseas.
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Alfredo Figueroa takes a group of students to visit the Blythe Intaglios and discusses various points of Machica Azteca theology as related to the Intaglios.
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The second part of Alfredo Figueroa's group tour of the Blythe Intaglios. He discusses various points of Machica Azteca theology as related to the Intaglios.
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Alfredo Figueroa and his daughter Patricia give a tour of the Escuela De La Raza Unida (1972) in Blythe and explain the origins of the school. The School was created after Patricia was forcefully removed from her Middle School after protesting about Chicano rights, as a result, they formed this school to provide alternative education options.
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A group discussion at the Escuela De La Raza Unida that Alfredo Figueroa leads. This is the second interview from the "Living on the Dime" documentary with Robert Naranjo about his life in Blythe as he has lived in Blythe since 1926. He discusses his participation in the Los Amigos Club to help students get into college, and his family's ranch farming cotton, and alfalfa. Also includes an interview with Pete Reyes who worked as a ranch hand. Reyes discusses police harassment.
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Interviewee Gilbert Carmouche discusses his life as a boxer and singer traveling throughout the U.S. during the late twentieth century.
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The picture is a label from the Sierra Vista citrus plant in which much of the Venegas family, including Joe and Robert Venegas, worked for many years.
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Marion Ashley discusses the development and changes occurring in Moreno Valley from his perspective as a Supervisor. He indicates that despite Moreno Valley being rural its been experiencing rapid change through urbanization that is affecting certain groups of people drastically. Increasingly, th city is experiencing a struggle between people who are in favor of change and people who aren’t. Which is easily seen throughout the many communities in Moreno Valley. Ashely highlights the importance of community engagement in the city to figure out and understand the needs of the community and how can the city fulfill those needs through reasonable accommodations that can prosper alongside the growth of the city.
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Supervisor Marion Ashely talks about his family history and how his mother's side was farmers in the Blythe area and then the Imperial Valley and how his father's side struggled in the "Dust Bowl" during the Great Depression. He explains how the Inland Empire was once a very rich area for the agriculture industry and his connections to agriculture through his job as a field worker. He briefly explains the 100-year plan that the city is enacting that will improve the city to improve the quality of life for its residents. He talks about his life and how he was able to become part of Riverside County’s politics. One of the present issues he brought up was how they were planning on bringing water from the Colorado River to the area and how March Air Force Base is playing a key role in further developing the economics of the city.
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Hub Segur talks about his interests and the work he did as a volunteer organizer with the UFW (United Farm Workers). He talks about the Grape Boycotts occurring in Los Angeles down to the San Fernando Valley. Segur talks about the importance of farmworkers fighting for their rights, as well as how important and meaningful those strikes and marches were in the 50s and 60s. He talks about his experience working alongside Cesar Chavez. He brings up many issues that were sprung up by pesticide use in California and he discusses the harmful effects that pesticides had on people and the environment in California.
Segur highlights the many issues that surrounded the 91 highway and how the city of Redlands became divided. He mentions that the city began to struggle with the increased traffic brought by the highway. He talks about how Redlands was an affordable place to buy homes which drew people into the city. He talks about the disappearance of agricultural land in southern California and how it's being replaced with industrial facilities, casinos, commercial buildings, and housing. He mentioned how large farm corporations are leaving southern California to seek out cheaper land in neighboring states such as Arizona. Segur talks about the development of MetroLink and its plans in Redlands.
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Pictured is a label marked with "Mahala" from the L.V.W. Brown Estate citrus grove site in Riverside, California. The Venegas family -- Joe Venegas and his sons -- worked at this location together picking oranges.
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Pictured are Joe Venegas (father) and Robert "Junie" Venegas (son). Robert was the eldest son of Joe Venegas and began working with him at the age of thirteen. Robert continued working in the groves until 1945 when he joined the army. The photograph's location is described to be a citrus grove located between Victoria Avenue and Nelson Street in Riverside, California.
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Pictured is Robert "Junie" Venegas, the eldest son of the Venegas family, picking oranges in Moreno Valley. Behind him are several crates full of citrus fruit. Recounted in interviews by Manuel Venegas, workers, such as Robert "Junie," were paid by the crate.
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Photograph of Joe Venegas and Ygnacia Hernandez Venegas standing outside in Riverside, California. Ygnacia, from Chihuahua, Mexico, and Joe, from Mexicali, Mexico, met in Riverside. They raised seven children together: Molly, Robert, Rosa, Josie, Isabel, Joe, and Manuel. They lived their whole lives on 11th Street in Riverside.
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Photograph of married couple Joe Venegas and Ygnacia Hernandez Venegas. Ygnacia, from Chihuahua, Mexico, and Joe, from Mexicali, Mexico, met in Riverside. They raised seven children together: Molly, Robert, Rosa, Josie, Isabel, Joe, and Manuel.
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Photograph of braceros from the citrus industry working at the L.V.W. Brown Estate in Riverside, California. Pictured on the bottom left: Joe Venegas and Joe Venegas, Jr. During his time at L.V.W. Brown Estate, Joe Venegas gained a good reputation for being reliable, responsible, and a hard worker, furthering him to his promotion to foreman. He then continued to work in the citrus industry for fifty years.