Edmund V. Lopez, 1973

File — Box: 3, item: 89

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Scope and Contents

Biographical background, origin (Panoco, Durango, Mexico, 1909), working on farms in Mexico, Pancho Villa (Revolution), family moving to Keenesburg, Colorado (1924), moving to Colorado (1928), crossing the Mexican border, impressions of the United States, farming in Keenesburg, Colorado (1928-1933), difference among Mexicans from different areas, farming in Denver, Colorado (1938), railroad employment, Burlington Line (1939), truck driver for Union Pacific (1949 to present), settling in Salt Lake City, Utah (1952), wages for railroad, working with other nationalities, living in Salt Lake, older Mexicans in Utah, working and living conditions during the Depression, organizations joined, Eagles Club, SOCIO. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez in Salt Lake City, Utah. 27 pages.

Dates

1973

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