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[El Patio Cafe]
Photograph of the Cuellar family in the El Plaza Café during business hours. The whole family can be seen behind a glass counter. Pictured left to right: Julia Cuellar, Evita Flores, Carolina Ayala, Trini Benavides, Kathleen Cuellar, Gilbert Cuellar, Gilbert Gamez, Mack Cuellar, Frank Cuellar, and Amos Cuellar. Written on back: Return to Frank Cuellar, Dallas TX."
[Interior of the El Patio Café]
Photograph taken in 1945 of the interior of the El Patio Café in Shreveport, Louisiana. Individuals can be seen seated at tables, having a meal. The row of booths on the left side have poles with hats placed on them.
[Mariá Alvarado Cuellar, Frank Cuellar Sr., and their siblings]
Photograph of Mariá Alvarado and her eight brothers: Manuel, Jim, Frank, Maria Cuellar Alvarado, Mack, Amos, Alfred, Willie Jack, and Gilbert inside the second Dallas restaurant of the family’s restaurant chain, named El Chico. Written on photo: "Mary Alvarado and her 8 Cuellar bros." Written on back: "Frank Cuellar." Photography by: William Hutchins - Dallas TX.
[Cuellar brothers demonstrating tortilla forming]
Group photograph of three of the Cuellar brothers demonstrating to guests how to form El Chico tortillas. From left to right: Willie Jack Cuellar, unknown man, unknown woman, Frank Cuellar Sr., Gilbert Cuellar, and an unknown man. They are all wearing aprons with the "El Chico" logo printed on them.
[“Miracle of El Chico” article]
An article on the founding of El Chico from the "Texas Parade" magazine. The article includes photographs of the Cuellar brothers and one of their restaurants. The founding, family background, and evolution of El Chico are described in the article. The lower picture is Claude Cuellar & Willie Jack Cuellar serving Mexican to Princess Grace Kelly in Monaco in 1966.
[Five of the Cuellar brothers]
Portrait of five of the Cuellar brothers, smiling for a photograph. All five men are wearing suits and ties. They are in a small room with a desk and a lamp. From left to right: Alfred, Mack, Frank Sr. (seated), Willie Jack, and Gilbert Cuellar.
[Mariachi band in front of El Chico]
Photograph of a Mariachi band playing at the entrance of El Chico restaurant while guests are waiting in line. Written on back: "El Chico #1 opening - Alfredo Casares, Gene Larry."
[Promotional photo for El Chico]
Promotional photograph of canned and prepared El Chico Enchimales resting on a blanket in a desert setting. The display also includes a small model of a missionary church as well as an agave plant.
[Clipping: El Feniz Cafe's Founder, Miguel Martinez, 65, Dies]
Newspaper clipping of Miguel Martinez, the founder of El Fenix Cafe. The article features a brief story about about Miguel Martinez and his accomplishments before his death at the age of 65. Clipping is from the Dallas Morning News.
[Adelaida Cuellar and her three children]
Photograph of Adelaida Cuellar with her 3 firstborn children of 12: Gabina, Manuel (on lap), & Jim, c. 1899
[Adelaida Cuellar standing in front of a field]
Photograph of Adelaida Cuellar standing in front of a field. She wears a floral hat, a jacket, and a dress with geometric prints.
[Adelaida, Julia, and Carolina Cuellar picnicking]
Photograph of three women picnicking on a blanket. Staring from left: Adelaida, Julia, and Carolina Cuellar. Location: White Rock Lake, Dallas.
[Adelaida L. Cuellar portrait]
Photograph of Adelaida L. Cuellar in front of a blank backdrop. The photograph shows her head to part of her torso. She wears a dark-colored jacket and smiles while looking at the camera. Written on photograph: "Para mis queridos abuelitos con cariño de su nieta, Lala - 11/7/51". ( *Translation from Spanish: To my dearest grandparents with love from your granddaughter, Lala - 11/7/51.)
[Adelaida L. Cuellar wedding article]
Photograph of a newspaper clipping of the Cuellar-Marino wedding at Chicago, Illinois. On the top right corner is the portrait of Adelaida L.Cuellar. The article announces the wedding of Adelaida L. Cuellar and Justin F. Marino as well as a brief list of their accomplishments.
[Adults outside in backyard]
Photograph of a family gathering in front of a brick wall outside. Written on back: "Shreveport - 1949"
[Adults walking away from cars]
Photograph of two men and a woman walking away from parked cars at a city park. The car at the right corner has passengers looking out from the car window.
[Album page with eight photographs "women and Frank Sr."]
Photograph of an early family album page with 8 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. From the front page starting from left to right, is a portrait of a girl, wearing a dark-colored dress, below is another more older girl with a light-colored dress, and Frank Cuellar Sr. wearing a suit. From the back page starting from left to right, is Sylvia Cuellar on a tricycle next to a woman, a toddler with light-colored tunic, a woman with a light-colored dress and a woman wearing a sweater and long skirt standing in front of a house. There is a ripped photograph with only the bottom right corner visible.
[Album page with five photos "cat/restaurant"]
Photograph of an early family album page with five photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top left corner of the front page is an interior of the Plaza Café restaurant. Chairs and tables with napkins and condiments are set in the middle of the restaurant. The bottom left corner of the front page is woman kneeling on the pavement while holding a cat in place. The top right corner of the front page is a cat stretching its back while standing on the pavement next to a stair case. The last photograph of the bottom right has two children sitting on a lawn close to a road. The photograph on the back page is a group portrait with three women and two men sitting on a boat laid on the ground. The women wear similar colored dresses and each hold a parasol and a ukulele. The two men wear suits and boater hats. Behind the group is an unidentified lake and other boats.
[Album page with five photos "fair/parade"]
Photograph of an early family album page with five photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The front page, on the left side, there are two men paddling on a boat at an unidentified lake. The men wear a white shirt, a straw boater hat, and trousers. On the right side, a group of women (about twenty) and girls wearing similar dresses and a matching sash, stand in front of a fair. On the back of the page, on the left, a group of people stand next to car in front of a building. Four are women in different colored dresses next to a man (on the left) in a suit and tie who also wears a fedora hat. Bottom corner of the back page, there is a group portrait with four women wearing dark-colored dresses next to three men wearing boater hats, shirt, neck-ties, and trousers. The last photograph has three women in winter attire standing in front of parked cars.
[Album page with five photos "large groups"]
Photograph of an early family album page with five photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The left side of the front page is a group portrait of three women and two men siting on a hill. All are in formal attire. Frank Cuellar Sr. sits on the left side of the group. On the right side of the front page is a group portrait with Frank Sr. (third person on the left side) standing on a field next to a lake. The top left corner of the back page is a group portrait of Frank Sr. and two women sitting on the rear of a car. On the bottom left corner of the back page, two women sit on the edge of a port on a lake. The women wear similar color dresses and the woman with longer hair is holding a parasol. The last photograph is a group portrait of four women standing next to bushes and trees. All three women wear different colored dresses.
[Album page with five photos "outdoors"]
Photograph of an early family album page with five photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top left photograph of the front page is a group portrait with two young women with light-colored dresses standing next a young man wearing a suit and a hat. The bottom left photograph is young man is wearing a suit and a hat standing front of a large tree. The photograph is cut as a shape of a keyhole. The top right photograph is a group portrait of four women, five men, and a boy posing next to a bicycle on a field. Frank Cuellar Sr. is in the middle of the group mounting the bicycle. The bottom right photograph has three women posing on the side of a port. The photograph on the back page is a group portrait of four women, four men, and two children standing in front of a tree trunk. A girl stands in front of the adults while the boy sits on the ground.
[Album page with five photos"outdoors/lake"]
Photograph of an early family album page with five photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left side of the front page, a man wearing a suit and a hat stands next to a tree. Behind the man is a lake or a canal. On the right side, group of women pose next a car. Frank Cueller Sr. is seen in the drivers seat. On the left side of the back page, a woman stands next to another woman and a man sitting on the side step of a car. Behind the car is a wooden fence and part of a house. On the top right corner is group portrait with four women and a girl sitting on a fence close to a lake. All woman, including the girl, are wearing dresses of various styles but only one woman holds a parasol. In the last photograph of the back page, two women with dresses and a man wearing a suit and a hat stand in front of bushes.
[Album page with five photos "Plaza Cafe"]
Photograph of an early family album page with five photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The left side of the front page is Gladys Cuellar, wearing a light-colored dress holding a toy ball in the air. The photograph on the top right side has a boy with a sombrero standing next to a man sitting on the front passenger's seat of a car. Both the man and the boy are waving at the camera. On the bottom right corner is an interior of the Plaza Café restaurant. The top side of the back page is group portrait of two men and a woman on a boat in an unidentified lake or canal. Both men sit on the corners of the boat to row. In the bottom of the back page, two girls stand in front of a field.
[Album page with four pages "bridge"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the top photograph of the front page, a woman and a man stand on a steel bridge. The bottom photograph of the front page is a group portrait with three men, in formal attire, siting on the rear of a car. Starting from left is Frank Cuellar Jr., Frank Sr., and another family member. The left side of the back page is a group portrait of women and children inside a convertible touring car. On the right side of the back page are two women hugging each other while facing the camera. Both are wearing long dark-colored dresses.
[Album page with four pages "garden/lawn"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left side of the front age are a woman standing next a man on a indoor garden. They wear formal attire as well as a cloche hat (woman) and a cap (man). The right side of the front page is a group portrait of two women and a man, in semi-casual attire posing on a field. On the left side of the back page a man, wearing a suit, leans on a wooden fence with both arms. His torso faces the fence and the vines . The last photograph is a group portrait of two women and a man, in formal attire, laying on a lawn.
[Album page with four photos "Boat/outdoor"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the top of the front page, a woman and a man are seen paddling on a boat at an unidentified lake. Both are in formal attire. On the bottom photograph, a girl holding a small bag with her left hand stands on a field. A small puppy sits next to the girl's legs. On the top of the back page, a woman sits on a field while holding five kittens. One of the kittens is on the woman's sun hat. On the bottom of the back is (in order from left to right) Frank Cuellar Jr., Frank Sr., and a Cuellar family member. All three men wear suits, except Frank Jr. does not wear a jacket or tie, and sun hats.
[Album page with four photos "carnival"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left side of the front page, a man in a suit with a cane stands next to a car. The right side has a photograph of two women standing in front of trees. The back has two photographs of a carnival in an unidentified area. The left side is an aerial view of the carnival showing a merry-go-round and a ferris wheel. The right side has a close up of bumper cars.
[Album page with four photos "cars/boat"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The left side of the front page has a group portrait on a boat at an unidentified lake. The right side of the front page has a group portrait with children in formal attire standing outside. The left side of the back page has a woman sitting on the rear of a parked car on a wooden bridge. The woman is wearing a sweater , a scarf and a skirt. The last photograph of the back page has a man dressed as a cowboy stands in the back of a car.
[Album page with four photos "cattle"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left side of the front page, a woman wearing a rodeo outfit is riding a cow at a ranch. Behind the woman is a closed-off barn. On the right side is a group portrait with two men and woman standing on a port at a lake. On the left side of the back page, a man rides a cow while holding a lasso. Two women and a boy stand next to the cow. The last photograph of the back page is a landscape of a an off-road location with stone markers.
[Album page with four photos "flowers/cars"]
Photograph of an early family album page with 5 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The front page, on the left side, is a woman with a light-colored dress holding a hat and is standing next to flowering shrubs. The center photograph of the front page displays a portrait of a man in a suit and tie as shown from his head to his torso. The right photograph of the front page has a woman wearing a light-colored dress standing on a field. The left side of the back page has two women standing in front of a garden. Some yellow and magenta coloring can be seen. The last photograph has a large group of women, twelve within the frame, posing in front of cars.
[Album page with four photos "groups"]
Photograph of an early family album page with two photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The first photograph of the front page is a group portrait of five women standing on a field in front of a tree. The women are wearing long dresses and some are holding flowers in their hands. The bottom photograph of the front page is a portrait of a man wearing a suit and glasses. A design is drawn on the white frame of the portrait. The left side of the back page is a woman with hat standing behind potted plants. The potted plants are part of the foreground while the woman and a wooden interior are the background. On the right side of the back page is a man wearing a suit with a hat staring at the camera while standing in front of the same wooden interior of the previous photograph.
[Album page with four photos "groups outdoors"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top left corner of the front page has a woman with winter coat sitting on rocks. Part of a guitar lays on the woman's lap. On the top left corner of the back page are two men wearing long shirts, trousers, and hats standing in front of a landmark. The bottom left corner of the back page has three women sitting on a wooden fence. Behind the women are trees and other foliage. A shadow of the photographer can be seen on the center and part of the photograph is torn. On the right side of the back page, a man in a suit holds the door to a car with his left hand. The man stands in front of the front door and behind him is a wooden fence surrounding a house.
[Album page with four photos "park/lake"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left side of the front page, a man and a woman are posing with a car. The man leans next to the front passenger's door while a woman sits on the passenger's seat. On the right side, a group portrait with with three men and a woman stand in front of an unidentified lake. Two men wear decorated jackets and one wears a sombrero. On the left side of the back page, three women wearing different decorated hats stand behind a wooden fence with vines. On the right side of the back page are two large man-made ponds surrounded by canyons.
[Album page with four photos "publishing house"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left of the front page a man wearing a suit stands in front of a publishing house. Behind him are delivery trucks and a large building with arched windows. Printed on the signs: "La Prensa (left side), Casa Editorial...(right side). (*Translation from Spanish: The Press, Publishing House.) The photograph on the right has two men in suits standing in front of trees. On the left side of the back page, a man in a dark-colored suit stands in front of the same publishing house from the previous page. On the right side of the back page is a group portrait of men and women posing with a car missing its front wheels.
[Album page with four photos "women/road"]
Photograph of an early family album page with 3 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On top of the page is a portrait of a woman in front of a window with curtains. On the right corner is a portrait of a woman with a striped colored dress in front of a blank backdrop and below her is a baby laying on the ground with a pillow. The left bottom corner is a road or a sidewalk with large bushes on both sides. The woman on right is Vera Gamez Martinez.
[Album page with one photo "car"]
Photograph of an early family album page with one photograph of different members of the Cuellar family. The photograph on the front page has two men standing next to a boy. A car is parked in front of the boy and a man wearing a hat. Behind the family there is a door for an entrance of a house with barred windows.
[Album page with one photo "woman standing"]
Photograph of an early family album page with only one photograph present. On the front page, a women wearing a light-colored dress stands in front of a house. The woman holds a hat with her right hand and touches her hips with her left hand. Foliage and a wooden fence surrounds the house. A shadow of the photographer can be seen on the bottom right corner.
[Album page with portraits]
Photograph of an early family album page with family portraits and photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top of the front page displays twenty-seven facial portraits of men and women from the Cuellar family. Adhesive can still be seen where the some photographs are missing. On the bottom left of the front page, two women and a girl stand in front of a crop field. On the right side of the front page, a woman with a necklace and light-colored blouse sits in front of a blank backdrop. On the left side of the back page, is a crop field already harvested. On the right side of the back page displays two women, while standing in a field, holding two large flags crossing each other. The flag facing to the left side is the Mexico flag and the flag facing the right side is the United States flag. Written on the bottom: "Sept. of 1921."
[Album page with seven photos "coney island"]
Photograph of an early family album page with 7 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top of the page (from left to right) has portraits of a woman holding a bouquet, a man wearing a tuxedo, and a woman with a long-sleeved light-colored dress. The center of the page (from left to right) has a portrait of a man in suit sitting on a wooden chair, a man with a sombrero on a horse, and two children standing in front of a dark-colored backdrop. The bottom photograph has two men in suits standing on boulders with "En Coney Island" written. (*Translation from Spanish: "In Coney Island).
[Album page with seven photos "statue"]
The photograph on the rightmost top is Amos Cuellar. Below is the photograph of Frank Cuellar Jr. The middle photograph on the bottom row is Vera Gamez Martinez, and the rightmost bottom row photograph is Mr. & Mrs. Mack & Yolanda Cuellar.
[Album page with six photos and a drawing]
Photograph of an early family album page with 5 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family and the back page has a political cartoon from a newspaper. On the top of the page, left side, is a woman wearing a striped dress standing in front of a house. On the center of the page are two photographs of a woman inside a car staring at the camera through the window from the driver's seat. On the bottom of the page is a group portrait in a front of a porch and the last photograph is a forest or park landscape. The back of the page has a political cartoon cut-out from a newspaper titled "Exchange of War Prisoners" - by Knott. The political cartoon presumably takes place at a naval port as two men walk by each other. A man with tattered clothes and walking cane upset at the other larger man who is holding an overstuffed suitcase with a swastika symbol.
[Album page with six photos "cars/groups"]
Photograph of an early family album page with six photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left side of the front page, two women lean on the back of a car. The front page, on the top right corner, has a group portrait with women wearing dresses, a man in a suit, and a boy. Half of the photograph is torn from the top and only a few people are clearly visible. On the bottom right of the front page, a boy is leaning his foot on the side step of a car. He also wears a sombrero and has his hand stretched to the front passenger's window. On the back page, the left top corner has a group portrait with Frank Cuellar Sr. and two other women holding parasols. The bottom left is a photograph of Frank Sr. and a woman holding a parasol around a star frame. On the right side of the back page, shows a group portrait on a field or hill. Four women and two girls sit in front of a man.
[Album page with six photos "donkey"]
Photograph of an early family album page with 6 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On top left a child is riding on a mule next to a woman, next that photograph are two toddlers standing in front of a house, the second photo from top is Amos Cuellar and the rightmost bottom picture is Macario Cuellar Sr with 2 of his brothers.
[Album page with six photos "flags"]
Photograph of an early family album page with six photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top left corner of the front page has two girls standing in front of a field. On the bottom left corner are two woman holding flags crossing each other. Crossing to the left side is the Mexican flag and on the right side is the American flag. The photograph on the right side of the front page is group portrait of men and women standing in a field. On the top left corner of the back page is Frank Cuellar Sr. riding a bicycle next to an unidentified person. The bottom left corner is an unidentified group portrait in front of tree.The two women wear different colored dresses with necklaces and the men wear suits. On the right side of the back page are two children next to an older adult. The child wearing a hat carries a baby on her shoulder.
[Album page with six photos "road/fences"]
Photograph of an early family album page with six photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the top of the front page, left side of the page, are a group portrait in the back and inside the car. A man and two women stand next to each other outside the back of the car while two women are peer though the back window of the car. The bottom of the front page, on the right side, are women with different colored dresses standing in front of a house next to shrubs. The photograph on the right side of the front page, is a woman on a field next to a road. The left side of the back page is a family gathering at a park. The right side of the back page is a woman with light-colored dress standing behind a chair. The last picture on the bottom of the back page, are two men in suits standing in front of a lake and part of a canyon.
[Album page with three photos "bridges"]
Photograph of an early family album page with three photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top left corner of the front page is a man, wearing a suit and a hat, standing on a bridge. The rest of the bridge and a car can be seen behind the man. The photograph on the right side a woman and a man stand on a bridge. Behind them are more trees and a car. The photograph on the back page is a group portrait with children sitting on brushes and grass. There are two boys and four girls in the photograph.
[Album page with three photos "cars/houses"]
Photograph of an early family album page with 3 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The left photograph on the front page has a man and a woman standing in front of a wooden fence, a house, and trees. The man wears a suit and a hat while the woman wears a long dress. The right photograph of the front page has a woman and a man in a car. The woman is peering through the passenger's seat window while the man can be seen in the drivers seat. The back page has a child sitting on the right step bar of a car.
[Album page with three photos "couple"]
Photograph of an early family album page with 3 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The front page, on the left side, has four women sitting on a field. One of the women wears a hat and another one holds flowers on her lap. The other photograph has a woman standing next to a horse on a field. The woman wears a winter coat and stands in front of a pond or lake. The back page has a photograph of a couple kissing with their arms around each others shoulders. The young man on the left wears a suit with trousers and the young woman kissing him wears a light-colored blouse with a skirt.
[Album page with three photos"couple/babies"]
Photograph of an early family album page with 3 photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the top of page is an unidentified woman sitting on a floral couch next to a man holding three books. On the bottom of page, starting from left to right, is a baby in front of a dark-colored backdrop and Johnny Cuellar in front of a blank backdrop.
[Album page with three photos "Cuellar Cafe"]
Photograph of an early family album page with four photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. On the left side of the front page, a man and a woman are hugging each other. The man wears a suit and a hat while the woman wears a blouse and a skirt. On the right side of the front page is a woman sitting on a toy wagon with both front wheels missing. Written on photo: "Boy Howdy." The back photograph is the Cuellar Café's interior, including the counter and counter stools. Two men and a child are standing on the right side of the photograph.
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