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Interview No. 755, Anonymous
Interview No. 755, Anonymous
Combined Interviews
Childhood in Mexico and in South El Paso; his father's death during the Mexican Revolution; early employment as shoeshine boy, news carrier, and Western Union messenger; dances during teenage years; marriage; and some experiences of 40 years as a taxicab driver in El Paso.
Note: Partial transcript only. Two tapes not transcribed.
Tape II- (not transcribed) Effects of prohibition, the Depression, and World War II on his life in El Paso.
Tape III- (not transcribed) Married life, retirement, comments on illegal aliens and additional information on early El Paso.
Interview No. 732, José E. Parada
Interview No. 732, José E. Parada
Combined Interviews
Su niñez en Buenaventura, Chihuahua; vida de los campesinos en haciendas; batallas de la Revolución Mexicana; el caracter de Villa; los Colorados y las fuerzas irregulares; la influenza española; su historia laboral en México y los Estados Unidos; devaluación del peso. (Nota: Este transcrito contiene términos dialécticos usados en el suroeste de Estados Unidos y han sido escritos tal y como la persona entrevistada los usó.)
Interview No. 753, María C. Cardozo
Interview No. 753, María C. Cardozo
Combined Interviews
Sus memorias de la Revolución Mexicana. Comenta acerca de las actividades de personas tratando de cruzar ilegalmente cercas de su casa que está localizada al lado del Río Grande.
(Nota: Este transcrito contiene términos dialécticos usados en el suroeste de Estados Unidos y han sido escritos tal y como la persona entrevistada al igual que la persona desarrollando la entrevista los usaron)
Tells of her memories about the Mexican Revolution and comments on the activities of persons illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. near her home which is located close to Rio Grande.