Luz Salazar Gomez

Photograph of Otilia Gomez in front of her family home, Cook's Point barrio.

Otilia Gomez stands in front her home in the Cook's Point barrio in Davenport, Iowa circa 1945. The buckets on her left were used to carry water from the two outside pumps used by residents throughout the year.

"Querida Bacha," written by Otilia Gomez Savala

Poem/prayer entitled "Querida Bacha," written by Otilia Gomez Savala.

Attorney letter to the Uchtorff Company on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gomez.

Letter mailed from attorney of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gomez to the Uchtorff Company in 1950, Davenport Iowa.

Lyrics for "Recuerdos," written by Otilia Gomez Savala and Joseph Gomez

Lyrics for "Recuerdos," written by Otilia Gomez Savala and Joseph Gomez about life in Cook's Point barrio.

Map of Cook's Point barrio drawn by Joseph Gomez

Joe Gomez, Cook's Point, Davenport, ca. 1942.

Cook's Point children

Left to right: Carl Tutor, Joe Gomez, Charlie Tutor, Ronnie
Tutor, Florence Gomez, Tille Gomez, and Patsy Tutor, ca. 1945.

Photograph of Florence Gomez

Photograph of Florence Gomez, Cook's Point, ca. 1945. Florence Gomez later married John Terronez, the son of Mary Ramirez and Felipe Bravo Terronez.

Photograph of Luz Salazar Gomez holding nephew Trinidad Gomez

Cook's Point, Davenport, 1945. Left to right: Tillie Gomez, Florence Gomez, their mother Luz Gomez; Joe Gomez in the background climbing the fence post.

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