Photograph of the railroad yard in Silvis, Illinois, the location of the Mexican settlement "La Yarda."
Title
Photograph of the railroad yard in Silvis, Illinois, the location of the Mexican settlement "La Yarda."
Description
Photograph of the railroad yard in Silvis, Illinois, where many families lived. At its peak, around 400 Mexicans lived in three adjacent areas within the Rock Island railroad yards in Silvis in the Mexican settlement known as La Yarda. The first two areas were reserved for families while a third yard was for single men. They lived in boxcar homes and worked in the shops and the roundhouse.
Source
David & Manuel Macías papers, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
Description
Photograph of the railroad yard in Silvis, Illinois, where many families lived. At its peak, around 400 Mexicans lived in three adjacent areas within the Rock Island railroad yards in Silvis in the Mexican settlement known as La Yarda. The first two areas were reserved for families while a third yard was for single men. They lived in boxcar homes and worked in the shops and the roundhouse.
Type
Photograph
Source
David & Manuel Macías papers, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
Subject
Citation
“Photograph of the railroad yard in Silvis, Illinois, the location of the Mexican settlement "La Yarda.",” Migration is Beautiful, accessed April 19, 2024, http://migration.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/24920.