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Family portrait of the Diaz Family, Santa Paula.
Back row (L-R): Virginia Obiol (niece raised by Diaz Family), Maria Trinidad; Miguel; Lenore Baco.
Front row: Antonio, Josefa, Jose.

Exterior view of Las Quince Letras Cafe, a restaurant in Santa Paula owned an operated by the Diaz Family. Restaurant sign is clearly visible, flanked by Coca Cola advertising signs.

Exterior view of Las Quince Letras Cafe, a restaurant in Santa Paula owned an operated by the Diaz Family. Image appears to have been taken from across the street; street in foreground. Restaurant sign is clearly visible, flanked by Coca Cola…

Diaz family in Mexico before migrating to the United States, group photo.
L-R: Antonia Santa Maria Diaz, Francisco Diaz, Andrea Diaz, Carmen, Child--Gonzala, Virginia Diaz--sitting with Manuel Diaz on lap, Soledad Diaz, Francisco Diaz and Jose Angel…

John and Dee Duarte De La Rosa pose for a photo standing on a sidewalk near parked cars. He is dressed in a suit and tie, and she is wearing a blouse and skirt outfit with a corsage. John has one arm around Dee's shoulders and another in his pocket.…

Portrait of a young man with a mustache wearing a checkered suit and tie, holding a hat in his hand. He is standing looking at the camera. Library records state: "Papa Pancho" Francisco Villa, ca. 1912, maternal grandfather of John De La Rosa. "Maybe…

Felipe Villa standing in a yard with son, Charlie, who appears to be a toddler. They are posing for the camera. Felipe wears a long sleeved collared shirt, tie, and hat, while Charlie wears a coat and hat.From Library records: "Felipe Villa, my…

A group of five pose for the camera sitting on a lawn: L-R: "My [John De La Rosa] Aunt Julia Villa, a friend, Connie Valencia, my cousin Alice Bustamante Romero, my cousin Bob Bustamante, and my Uncle Joe Villa. All are smiling and smiling at the…

Joe Villa stands in a doorway, probably on the campus of Santa Paula High School, in graduation gap and gown. He smiles at the camera.

John De La Rosa (right) and Simon Hernandez (left) and one other unidentified boy pose with a teacher at Barbara Webster School in Santa Paula. There are other children in the background.

Guadalupe De La Rosa standing by the grave of her child (?) at Maria Natividad Arroyo in Santa Paula. The grave is marked with a large cross and adorned with many flowers.

Guadalupe Villa De La Rosa and son, John, standing on the porch of their home. She stands on one of the porch steps. Both smile at the camera.

Group photo of four young men sitting in a convertible in front of some homes in Santa Paula, California. L-R: John De La Rosa, Richard Carbajal, Louie Leon, Phillip Villa. "My school friends in front of our 'old homestead'" --John De La Rosa. A…

Group photo of (l-r) John De La Rosa, Viola De La Rosa, and Amador De La Rosa dressed to attend a wedding. They are standing on a sidewalk with cars parked along the street in the background.

Image shows three women and children sitting on a front lawn, two houses visible in the background. From l-r, Bob and Alice Bustamante (children), their Aunt Guadalupe "Lupe" Villa De La Rosa, Victoria Vargas, and Refugio Villa Nevarez (Lupe's…

Refugio "Cuca" Villa Nevarez stands in front of Webster School in Santa Paula. She is in a dress and heels and is holding a purse. The school and a large yucca tree is in the background.

Viola De La Rosa (later Valenzuela) and Lupe De La Rosa (later Castaneda) pose side by side in front of an open garage and another building. They are wearing printed dresses and socks with shoes.

Guadalupe Villa De La Rosa, her son John De La
Rosa, and her sister, Ascención Villa sit on a lawn in front of a long building.

Julia Villa stands next to a car holding her baby nephew, John, with one arm. She leans her other arm against the car and smiles into the camera.

Group photo of women and one child standing in front of a car at Steckel Park in Santa Paula. Left to right: Theresa Alvarez De La Rosa, Lupe De La Rosa (Castaneda), Dee Duarte De La Rosa, Mary Lou Figueroa De La Rosa, Viola De La Rosa Valenzuela and…

Group photo of men standing near a parked car, left to right: John De La Rosa and son David, Frank De La Rosa, Amador De La Rosa, Rudy De La Rosa, John's nephew Mike Valenzuela, James De La Rosa (in sailor hat), John Valenzuela, father of John: Juan…

Juan Gonzales De La Rosa holds his son John, a baby. Juan is standing in a park-like setting wearing a suit, tie, and driving cap, and holding John in one arm. Juan and John face the camera.

Monte Irvin (left) and John De La Rosa pose in a grassy field against a fence: "brand new teachers, fresh out of college". Monte taught 4th grade and John taught 6th, Kamala School in Oxnard. Monte died in 1961. John retired as a district…

Distant photo of John De La Rosa shining a nun's shoes after catechism class. He is kneeling in a field in front of platform; the nun stands with one foot on the platform. A group of boys stands off to the right, watching.

Closeup image of Viola De La Rosa at 14 from the waist up. She wears a white top with a Peter Pan collar and a small bow ribbon tied at the neck. Her hair is a medium length, loosely curled. A fence and house are in the background. She later married…