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.
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.