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David H. Portillo Collection
Description:
The David H. Portillo Collection documents personal, familial, and community histories through photographs, objects, ephemera, and newspaper clippings spanning multiple generations. The collection illustrates the intergenerational transfer of history that reflects on the lived experiences of Central American families. The materials provide insight into family life, community formation, and social memory, offering valuable context for understanding historical connections between places of origin and diasporic memory work.
Collage of David H. Portillo Collection
Items in the Collection
Title:
Wedding Party in Front of Church Roma, Ciudad Barrios
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
Circa 1940
Title:
Three Women Pose for Picture in Ciudad Barrios
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
February 1939
Title:
Children Pose for Picture in Ciudad Barrios
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
February 1939
Title:
Portrait of a Family in Ciudad Barrios
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
February 1939
Title:
Portrait of Children at a Waterfall in Ciudad Barrios
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
February 1939
Title:
Portrait of Children at a Waterfall in Ciudad Barrios
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
February 1939
Title:
Back of Josefina Portillo's Portrait
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
February 1939
Title:
Back of Boy's School Portrait in Ciudad Barrios
Material Type:
Photograph
Date:
ca. 1930
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