jose perez and family
thank you so much for the overwhelmingly positive response i got from my first post of old family portraits. i didn’t think a whole lot about it at first, but after posting them i felt very good about contributing my teeny tiny bit of history to the public archive. i don’t know if i’ve ever really seen such old photographs representing mexicans in america from that long ago besides the ones i’ve found in boxes in my grandmother’s closet, so i’m very glad to share them, and i do have more!
i especially appreciated hearing from threadbared and fashion for writers, who were both very happy to see representation of people of color in vintage photographs and are both going to be posting some of their own vintage family photos on their blogs soon. very cool!
anyway, for my next installation i’ve decided to post some more casual shots. the portraits i posted in my last post were very old, from as early as the 1910’s, so i imagine it was a much more eventful thing to get your picture taken. they got dressed up in their best clothes and patiently stood in front of the camera with an expressionless gaze. as time moved on, cameras became more commonplace so we start to see more relaxed shots. i particularly like these because those are just the types of dresses i love to find at estate sales!
lorenza elizondo roque (my great-grandmother) and family
mary elizondo espino
lorenza elizondo roque
lorenza elizondo roque
6 comments
What wonderful posts to share!
These photo are so lovely and everyone so well dress!
I wish my family would have kept similar souvenir!
-Coco
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these photos are so lovely. i wish my family had such a well-maintained history.
I absolutely LOVE these pictures! You've got a great looking family.
These are amazing photos!!
xo Jenny
what amazing photos.
and dresses!
thankyou for posting them.
xo
I work at a nursing home and we subscribe to a magazine called "Reminisce" in that magazine they always print picture and I have never seen a picture of people of color and at first I thought were there people of color or what. As I began taking more classes at school I realize geez Mexicans and Mexican Americans have been here SINCE THE BEGINNING! Your pictures were a delight and rewarding to see and have inspired me to post some of my families pictures!
p.s. I Love your blog!! …. and I hope that you can check out some of my family pictures as well which Ill probably post later on today.