Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. FH000018.jpg.
Contributor
Duran, Denise Lavato,
Date
[ca. 1915]
Summary
A blacksmith identified as Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman), poses outside of a wood building on his ranch in Gulnare (Los Animas County, Colorado. He wears a cap, leather apron, leather gloves and holds a metal handle drift. A man beside him wears a cap, striped shirt and suspenders. He holds metal tongs. Another man is partially visible, he wears overalls, a cap and jacket.
Is Part Of
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection.;
Item Owned By
Auraria Library
Type of Material
Digital images.; Group portraits.; Digital images.; Image
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title derived from inventory.; From inventory: "Right: Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman) was born January 14, 1898 in Gulnare, Colorado. He died April 20, 1983 in Trinidad, Colorado. Herman worked on a ranch in Gulnare, Colorado, homesteaded by his Grandfather José de la Cruz Paiz. When José returned to New Mexico, he left the ranch to his sons, Juan de Jesús Paiz, Ausencio Paiz and Daniel Paiz. Herman's mother Anastacia Gonzales Paiz bought Daniel and Ausencio's land. Herman never married, and stayed at the ranch to take care of his mother. Other men in the photo are unknown."; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.
