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Location Scouting: Following Tomás’ footsteps

Crystal City water tower. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Crystal City train tracks. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Interior, Henry Rivera's body shop in Crystal City, with Henry Rivera (Tomás Rivera's brother) standing behind the door. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Crystal City home. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Crystal City cemetery. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Crystal City cemetery. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Crystal City cemetery. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Crystal City cemetery. Location scouting photos by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Carrizo Springs, TX. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Crystal City cemetery. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Chicken coops/migrant housing in Gardiner, Iowa. Location scouting photos by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Migrant workers' housing: Duncan, Iowa. Location scouting photo by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

Tomas Rivera's "Zoo Island" in Iowa. Location scouting photos by Severo Perez. <br /><br />
Severo Perez Papers, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University.

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Location Scouting Photos

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“Location Scouting Photos,” The Wittliff Collections Online Exhibitions, accessed October 1, 2023, https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/thewittliffcollections/items/show/57.

Location Scout Notes by Severo Perez

Location Scouting Notes

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