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Women making tortillas by hand

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Order Number	00031480
Title	Women making tortillas by hand
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Industries-Food-Tortillas; G-000-369.2 4x5
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Historical Data	The plant was owned by Maria Quevedo in the 1920s or 1930s and located at 110 North Spring Street, in Los Angeles.
Description	Mexican women are shown making tortillas by hand at the tortilla factory, El Sol del Mayo. The corn for the tortillas was ground by hand with stone mortars. The two women at the forefront of the photo are smoking cigarettes while they are making the tortillas.
Subject	El Sol del Mayo (Los Angeles, Calif.). Food industry and trade--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Tortillas--California--Los Angeles. Smoking--California--Los Angeles. Interiors--California--Los Angeles. Group portraits. Portrait photographs. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection