Arturo Guerra posing in front of someone else's car

Item Overview

Title

Arturo Guerra posing in front of someone else's car

Uniform title

Guerra Family

Date Created

circa 1944

Date

1944

Collection

Los Angeles Latino Families Photo Project

Notes

Description

Arturo Guerra standing in front of a car in Boyle Heights, CA.Mr. Guerra loved cars. However, he never actually learned how to drive. This photograph was taken in front of a family member's car.Also, Mr. Guerra's clothes are similar to that popularly referred to as a zoot suit. Interestingly, he always said that he thought zuit suits "looked sloppy."

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Dimensions

3.5 X 3.5

Medium

gelatin silver print

Keywords

Genre

snapshots
black-and-white photograph

Location

Boyle Heights, CA

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Car culture
Lifestyle