Hispanic families reveal shared heritage with city through photographs, tales - Phoenix

In 2006, Barrios was asked to join a team of researchers overseeing a city-sponsored survey of Phoenix properties with historical Mexican significance. As Barrios talked to longtime Hispanic residents, he found they wanted to share their stories as much as their documents.

As the yearlong project came to an end, Barrios had hundreds of family photographs that told a story few have bothered to hear.

The tale was of prosperous Mexican settlers who were a vital part of an 1880s Phoenix that was just beginning to rise from the desert. Mexicans and those of Mexican descent made up a strong middle class, mixing easily with non-Hispanics, who made up about half the population.”*

*From: http://www.azcentral.com
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