[Rio Rico Grocery and Market, 1940]

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Photograph of the Rio Rico Grocery & Market employees. From left to right: Melchor Garza Cantu, Simon Ibarra, Ruben Lopez, Lila Ibarra.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1940.

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Photograph of the Rio Rico Grocery & Market employees. From left to right: Melchor Garza Cantu, Simon Ibarra, Ruben Lopez, Lila Ibarra.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Caption: "Rio Rico Grocery."

On back of photograph: "Houston, Tex. Un Recuendo de Rio Rico Gro'y & Mkt. By M. G. Cantu."

Letter included with photograph, written by Mrs. Raymond Porter to Dr. Kreneck: "Mr. Tom Kreneck, Left to right. Melchor Garza Cantu, unknown, Ruben Lopez, girl unknown. Picture was taken in 1940 - it was given to me in 1941. Mr. Cantu was my father's cousin. Address: 1417 Rothwell St. Houston Texas. Mrs. Raymond Porter.

MSS0282.014 Rio Rico Grocery and Lopez Barber Shop Collection

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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The Mexican American Family and Photo Collection

These photographs depict Mexican American families, individuals, business and work experiences, festivals and community events, daily life and individual achievements within the scope of Texas history.

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  • 1940

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[Rio Rico Grocery and Market, 1940], photograph, 1940; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222064/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library.

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