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Emilio working his job as maintanence groundskeeper for an apartment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Information

Creator
Creator: Henry, Scott
Date
1983 to 1986
Description

In his native Guatemala, Emilio was a banker. Today, he works as a maintenance groundskeeper at a local apartment complex. Emilio is illustrative of many of his countrymen who fled poverty, unemployment, and political oppression; professionals who because of their language problems have been forced to find work in low skilled jobs. Emilio has two children, both born in Las Vegas.

Digital ID
PH-00442_032
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tx38b7x
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Rodriguez, Thomas
Subject
Hispanic Americans
Latin Americans
Guatemalans
Employment
Time Period
1980s (1980 - 1989)
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs
Source
Emilio works his job as maintenance groundskeeper for an apartment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1983 to 1986
Citation

PH-00442_032. 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/d1tx38b7x

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
91035296
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff