Eulalio "Max" Bersamin with his Rooster and Sentry Dog at His Home in Watsonville

Eulalio "Max" Bersamin holding one of his prized roosters. Behind him is his sentry dog who guarded the roosters. Cockfighting was a popular leisure activity among many ethnic groups including Filipino manongs.
This photograph is a reproduction.

Unidentified

c. 1985

Manuel Bersamin

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For more information:

España-Maram, Linda. Creating Masculinity in Los Angeles’s Little Manila : Working-Class Filipinos and Popular Culture, 1920s-1950s. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.

6.25x 4 inches

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BER.2021.8

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