Adelina Ruelas Working at a Ranch in Box Canyon

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Browse TopicCommunity GroupsLaborLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSociety and CultureSubjectPortrait PhotographyMexican Americans--HistoryArizonaWomen--SouthwestDescriptionThis photograph shows Adelina Ruelas dressed as a vaquera (or cowgirl) when she was 15 or 16 years old. She was working at a ranch in Box Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. Ranching was a strong tradition amongst many Mexican American families in southern Arizona, stretching back to the times before the Gadsden Purchase transferred this region from Mexico to the United States in 1853. This photo was taken in the 1920s.Date Original1920~Date Range1920s (1920-1929)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionArizona Historical Society Library and ArchivesCollectionMexican Heritage ProjectSubcollectionAHS Portrait collectionRights StatementTo order reproductions or inquire about permissions contact the Arizona Historical Society at [email protected]

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City or TownTucsonCountyPima CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlaceTucson

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Acquisition NoteDonated by Thelma SeymourIdentifierPortraits--Ruelas, Feliz/ #79440Date Digitized2013-09-27Digital FormatJPEGFile Size5.4 MB

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Adelina Ruelas Working at a Ranch in Box Canyon

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