Marcelo "Marcel" Cardona Bosque in front of a Model T Car

A photograph of Marcelo "Marcel" Cardona Bosque when he first arrived to the United States in 1929. In this photograph, he is standing in front of a Model T that all of his Filipino roommates purchased together. His cousin Emiliano Bosque drove it up to Alaska. The car broke down and was left there. This photograph is a reproduction.

unknown

c. 1929

Sharon Bosque- Wiebe Hoffmann

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11x8.5 inches

Still Image

HOF.2021.1

Photograph