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Four unidentified soldiers pose for Peter Martinez who likely stands behind the camera.
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Peter Martinez poses with two other soldiers in Japan.
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Peter Martinez poses in front of a tired looking cow hitched up to a cart.
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Peter Martinez and friends posing in front of a tank.
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A line of U.S. army tanks in Japan with U.S soldiers in the background.
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "Van Paul, Prte." They pose in front of buildings tha appear to be at Camp Zama. At the far right Van is holding a camera.
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The written description on the back of the photo states, "A B.A.R. I'm in front of Soto and Moreno tents."
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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.