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

Information

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

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vx0978n
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Rodriguez, Thomas

Subject

Hispanic Americans
Latin Americans
Restaurants
Cubans

Time Period

1980s (1980 - 1989)

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Image

Material Type

photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs

Source

Rafael "Montelongo" Diaz and his wife, Josefa "Fefa" stand together outside their former restaurant, "La Familia": photographic print, approximately 1983 to 1986

Archival Collection

Scott Henry Photographs of the Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx Community

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