With Our Own Eyes / Con Nuestros Propios Ojos Documentary Photography Project

Project archive of the documentary photography exhibit 'With Our Own Eyes,' a youth led exhibition about the indigenous community of San Juan Nuevo Parangaricutiro, Michoacan residing in Paso Robles, California, created in 2005. Includes 43 framed prints with 6 interpretive boards with captions created by various youth. Finding aid available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8jm2gr3/

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[Jobs in San Juan Nuevo]
Local Identifier
142_spc_000243
Date Created
2005 (year uncertain)
Description

Description supplied by photographer: "Esta es una foto de mi sobrino José en San Juan Nuevo." Translation of description: "This is a photo of my nephew Jos en San Juan Nuevo."

[Valentina Orosco Saucedo's grave]
Local Identifier
142_spc_000235
Date Created
2005 (year uncertain)
Description

Description supplied by photographer: "La tumba de mi abuelita Valentina Orosco Saucedo en San Juan Nuevo. Fuimos a llevarle flores y mi papá hermanos le estaban rezando. Ella murió en el año 2003." - "My [g]randma Valentina Orosco Saucedos [g]rave/ When we got to San Juan we visited her grave. We took her some flowers and cleaned her grave. My dad and brothers were praying to my grandma. She died in 2003."

[Procession in honor of the Lord of Miracles]
Local Identifier
142_spc_000229
Date Created
2005 (year uncertain)
Description

Description supplied by photographer: "Una procesión para el Señor de Milagros merodeando por las calles de San Juan Nuevo. El Señor de Milagros es el santo patrón de San Juan Nuevo. Caminamos por aproximadamente tres horas, pausando cada hora y algunas personas mos ofrecían algo para beber. Al final orábamos. Tomé esta foto porque el evento es muy importante para la gente de San Juan y para mí." - "A procession in honor of the Lord of Miracles winding through the streets of San Juan Nuevo. The Lord of Miracles is the patron saint of San Juan Nuevo. We walked for about 3 hours and we stopped every hour and people would give us drinks. At the end we would pray. I took this photo because it was a very important event for the people of San Juan and me."

[Rigo]
Local Identifier
142_spc_000238
Date Created
2005 (year uncertain)
Description

Description supplied by photographer: "Aquí está mi primo, Rigo. Trabaja cortando la hierba que crece alrededor de los árboles de aguacate en el cerro en San Juan Nuevo." Translation of description: "This is my cousin, Rigo. He is workin in el cerro [the mountains] in San Juan Nuevo cutting the grass around the avocado trees."

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