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Rafael "Montelongo" Diaz and his wife, Josefa "Fefa" stand together outside their former restaurant, "La Familia": photographic print

Information

Creator
Creator: Henry, Scott
Date
1983 to 1986
Description

Shown here standing outside of their former restaurant, "La Familia," are Rafael Diaz and his wife, Josefa. "Montelongo" y "Fefa," as they are more commonly called, are both political refugees from Cuba who came to Las Vegas in 1968. Today, they operate the "Rincon Criollo," a traditional Cuban food restaurant located on the 1400 block of Las Vegas's famous Fremont Street.

Digital ID
PH-00442_024
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vx0978n
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Rodriguez, Thomas
Subject
Hispanic Americans
Latin Americans
Restaurants
Cubans
Time Period
1980s (1980 - 1989)
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs
Source
Rafael "Montelongo" Diaz and his wife, Josefa "Fefa" stand together outside their former restaurant, "La Familia": photographic print, approximately 1983 to 1986
Citation

PH-00442_024. 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/d1vx0978n

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
91488916
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff