Biography of Eloisa Martinez and Joseph M. Arroyo, p. 2
LHP_Intern2019-10-09T02:36:52+00:00More of Eloise Arroyo’s account
More of Eloise Arroyo’s account
Written by Eloise (as she spells it) Martinez Arroyo, this describes their life of traveling between mining camps and going north to work the fields
The photo was taken in Aguilar, CO, Dec., 1931, perhaps at the cemetery
Shown here, left to right, are: Dulcenea Martinez, Mary Victoria Martinez, Lucy Martinez Gomez, Eloisa Martinez Arroyo, and Pauline Martinez Gomez. Their mother Juanita is on the right. Not pictured are her two sons, Samuel and Leonardo Martinez
This photo was taken on a Sunday morning in Lafayette, CO, while Severiano Martinez and his family were there working in the sugar beet fields
These are children of Juanita and Severiano Martinez
The back of the ribbon says he was a member of Local 2395 of Suffield, CO
This “in memoriam” ribbon was given to Severiano’s family by the United Mine Workers of America, to place on his coffin
Severiano playing on the baseball team for Sopris
Severiano Martinez standing in front of a car