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Eddie Escobedo Sr. and son Eddie Jr. drafting "El Mundo", the largest Spanish-language weekly newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Information

Creator
Creator: Henry, Scott
Date
1983 to 1986
Description

The success of "El Mundo," the largest Spanish-language weekly newspaper in Las Vegas, is indicative of the tremendous increase in the Hispanic population. El Mundo was started in 1980 by Eddie Escobedo, a Las Vegas born in Torreon, Mexico. Escobedo served at Nellis Air Base during the 1950's and decided to make Las Vegas his home. Escobedo is assisted above by his son, Eddie Jr.

Digital ID
PH-00442_009
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1t14xv0j
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Rodriguez, Thomas
Subject
Hispanic Americans
Latin Americans
El Mundo (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Newspapers
Escobedo, Eddie
Escobedo, Eddie, 1961-
Time Period
1980s (1980 - 1989)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs
Source
Eddie Escobedo Sr. and son Eddie Jr. drafting <em>El Mundo</em>, the largest Spanish-language weekly newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1983 to 1986
Citation

PH-00442_009. Scott Henry Photographs of the Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx Community, approximately 1983-2000. PH-00442. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1t14xv0j

Rights
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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2021-10-05
Extent
91455436
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff