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Color image of the plaque marking the location of St. Paul's Central Park, now the site of a parking lot at 54 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Central Park plaque

The plaque marking the location of St. Paul's Central Park, now the site of a parking lot at 54 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 2014. Photograph by Paul Nelson.

Central Park, St. Paul with the James Humphrey House and the Gustave Schurmeier rowhouses

Photograph of Central Park Place East, with the James Humphrey House and the Gustave Schurmeier rowhouses, c.1900.

Central Police Station, St. Paul

St. Paul’s Central Police Station, 1900. Harris Martin died there in 1903 after having a heart attack on St. Peter Street.

Central School, Grand Rapids

Central School, Grand Rapids. Photograph by Steve Murray, ca. 1970.

Centro Cultural Chicano newsletter (1977)

The cover of the first Centro Cultural Chicano newsletter (vol. 1, no. 1, 1977), featuring an image of Chalchihuitlicue. In Aztec religion, Chalchihuitlicue is known as the goddess of water. Centro Cultural Chicano’s newsletter used her image frequently as the organization’s logo, to celebrate the vitality and tenacity of the Chicano people. The newsletter was made available to its members on a monthly basis. From “Centro Cultural Chicano” “in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Centro Cultural Chicano table at “Fair of the Heart”

Centro Cultural Chicano table at the Fair of the Heart

Elders represent Centro Cultural Chicano at the Fair of the Heart on September 7, 1986. Held in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis and organized by the United Way, the event attracted thousands of people. From page 2 of Visiones de la Raza 10, no. 10 (October 1986) in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Centro Cultural Chicano’s articles of incorporation

Centro Cultural Chicano’s articles of incorporation. The state of Minnesota officially incorporated the organization in 1974. From "Centro Cultural Chicano" in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00039/pdfa/00039-00026.pdf

Centro Cultural Chicano’s first building

Centro Cultural Chicano’s first building, located at 1800 Olson Highway in Minneapolis, in 1978. From the cover of Visiones de la Raza 2, no. 22 (July 1979) in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Centro Cultural Latino’s bilingual education program

Students and teachers at work in Centro Cultural Latino’s bilingual education program. Photographs by Luis Santiago, Jr., 1980. From page 3 of Visiones de la Raza 6, no. 30 (1980) in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Centro Cultural Latino’s organizational structure

Chart of Centro Cultural Latino’s organizational structure, July 10, 1980. From “Organization charts, undated and 1980,” in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

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