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Manong Sitting in front of a Hawai'i Poster at the Philippine Gardens

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Title

Manong Sitting in front of a Hawai'i Poster at the Philippine Gardens

Description

A photograph of a manong in front of a Hawai'i magazine poster hanging on the wall at Philippine Gardens Cafe. The cafe was located in downtown Watsonville and was a central gathering place for manong and members of the Filipino community.
The photograph was taken by Kurt Ellison of the Register-Pajaronian in 1985. The caption on the back says, "Idefonso Refuerzo, one of the regulars at the restaurant, is caught day-dreaming. Regulars Mitchell and Dianne Gonzales wait for their food to be served."

Creator

Kurt Ellison

Publisher

Register-Pajaronian

Date

1985

Contributor

Dioscoro "Roy" Respino Recio Jr.

Rights

Watsonville is in the Heart (WIITH) is a community-driven public history initiative to preserve and uplift stories of Filipino migration and labor in the city of Watsonville and the greater Pajaro Valley. Images were donated and digitally reproduced from private collections of individuals and families. Copyright remains with original owners. All images included herein are intended for personal or educational use only. Any reproduction, redistribution, publication, or other use, by any means, without prior written permission is prohibited. Please note that the images on this website are not included at their full resolution. For permission to publish or reproduce and for higher resolution files, please contact the project director at wiith@ucsc.edu. If you are the rightful copyright holder of this item and its use online constitutes an infringement of your copyright, please contact the project director to discuss its removal from the archive.

Format

11 X 9 inches

Type

Still Image

Identifier

REC.2021.13

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Original Format

Photograph

Files

REC.2021.13.JPG

Citation

Kurt Ellison, “Manong Sitting in front of a Hawai'i Poster at the Philippine Gardens,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed November 7, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/32.

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