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Rafael "Montelongo" Diaz and his wife, Josefa "Fefa" stand together outside their former restaurant, "La Familia": photographic print

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Creator

Creator: Henry, Scott

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Shown here standing outside of their former restaurant, "La Familia," are Rafael Diaz and his wife, Josefa. "Montelongo" y "Fefa," as they are more commonly called, are both political refugees from Cuba who came to Las Vegas in 1968. Today, they operate the "Rincon Criollo," a traditional Cuban food restaurant located on the 1400 block of Las Vegas's famous Fremont Street.

Digital ID

PH-00442_024
Details

Citation

PH-00442_024. Scott Henry Photographs of the Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx Community, approximately 1983-2000. PH-00442. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vx0978n

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Copyright is owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Please see the UNLV Libraries Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Date Digitized

2021-10-05

Extent

91488916

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff