Manuscripts
Newspapers -- News Digest
- Description
- This collection contains brochures, clippings, local histories, newspapers, photographs, and programs related to local events in San Gabriel, California and nearby cities. There are many clippings and photographs of Rosita and Vincent Lugo, who were featured dancers in the "Valse Romantico" fiesta scene in The Mission Play by John S. McGroarty. Also included are photographs of La Casa del Rancho San Antonio showcasing rodeos, ranch life, and men posing on horses wearing cowboy-like outfits in the early 1900s. There are also numerous photographs and ephemera related to Lugo's military service during World War II, where he served in the United States Army Infantry Regiment 115th, Company N ("Timberwolves").
- Date
- undated
- Call number
- mssLugo
- Provenance
- Gift of Vincent W. Lugo, April 2017.
- Gift of Vincent W. and Maria De Los Angeles Lugo, May 2019.
- Restrictions
- Box 10 is closed because the two photographs are in fragile condition. This box may not be viewed without prior approval from Preservation.
