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Interview No. 655, Utep Golden Grads
Interview No. 655, Utep Golden Grads
Combined Interviews
Moderated by James Peak; comments by James Day; comments by Ruth Brown
McCluney, first female student registered at the College of Mines in 1916;
comments by Thad Steele, Class of 1916; comments by Charlotte Hanson, Class of 1933.
Interview No. 601, Longino Candia
Interview No. 601, Longino Candia
Combined Interviews
Born in México, came to the U.S as a child and lived here without documents until 1942; the Depression; work as a field hand; work at ASARCO, including 1959 strike; experiences with discrimination; his father's experiences as bootlegger, industrial accidents at ASARCO.
Interview No. 619, Abigail N. De Zayas
Interview No. 619, Abigail N. De Zayas
Combined Interviews
Vivió en Durango durante la Revolución. Vida en una hacienda en Durango. Su padre fue exiliado porque era Porfirista. Recuerda la gripa del '18 y la Depresión. Su esposo fue oficial federal y su hijo aduanal, quien murió a manos de unos contrabandistas por un
contrabando que había detenido. Ella es artesana destacando su trabajo de alfarería y costura del cual vivió mucho tiempo .
Interview No. 621, Mike Limon
Interview No. 621, Mike Limon
Combined Interviews
Su vida en el sur de El Paso, taxista durante la depresión, sepultero durante la
gripa del '18 y vendedor de licor "bootlegger" durante la Prohibición. Trabajó en
sitios famosos como el 98 y el 1181.]
His life in South El Paso; experiences as a taxi driver during the Depression and afterwards; the Spanish flu; the prohibition era.
Interview No. 638, Jesús Martinez
Interview No. 638, Jesús Martinez
Combined Interviews
Su vida en México; experiencias laborales en los Estados Unidos; La Depresion;
la epoca de La Ley Seca; su repatriacion a México.
Life in Mexico; experiences in the United States; the Depression; bootlegging experiences during Prohibition; his repatriation to Mexico.