University of Arizona

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Louis C. Bustamante Family photographs

1890 to 1961
(bulk 1920-1949)
MS 595
Collection Guide
Group portrait outside, Bustamante Family

Photographs of the Bustamante family and friends' activities in Tucson, mainly from the 1920s to the 1940s, including both studio portraits andcasual scenes of everyday life. Louis worked for a local photography studio and the collection is a mix of images that may be professional such as parade floats, workers and wagons, along with images that may be personal including children and young people, and picnics and family parties.

Included materials:
Photographs
Subject Area:
Arizona & Southwest
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

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