Chiques History Notes is a series of posts based on my research on Oxnard, CA.
Source: Girl peanut race at Guadalupe School. Works Progress Administration, 1936. Oxnard Public Library.
I came across the following photographs of Mexican children celebrating Halloween at Guadalupe School years ago. What caught my attention was the Works Progress Administration (WPA) stamp on them. During the 1930s, the WPA had funded many different types of projects in Oxnard, which included the Guadalupe School playground at Meta Street and Seventh Street. The playground was under the supervision of Robert Hinostro, who became the first Mexican American police officer in the Oxnard Police Department.
For more information on Robert Hinostro, check out Curious Unions: Mexican American Workers and Resistance in Oxnard, California, 1898-1961 by Frank P. Barajas.
Source: Oxnard Daily Courier, 3 Nov 1936.
Source: Boy peanut race at Guadalupe School. Works Progress Administration, 1936. Oxnard Public Library.
Source: Children receiving awards & candy at Guadalupe School. Works Progress Administration, 1936. Oxnard Public Library.
Source: Early Halloween program at Guadalupe School. Works Progress Administration, 1936. Oxnard Public Library.
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