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This is a picture of ASARCO men that worked there and some lived in Smeltertown. The center man with mustache is my uncle, Gilberto Garcia, and the far left is Ignacio Carmona.
The Man is the back is my Father Juan De Santos. Born in the Smelter town community in the 20's and retired as the Powerhouse Foreman in the 80"s
Celia, My grandfather Andres E. Bustillos worked in the Powerhouse when he retired in the late 70's. So they had to have known each other.
Asarco - El Paso, Texas - 1960's

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