Primary Sources:
Cordova Bridge. Brown Pride.com Murals. 1992. Nuestra Herencia. Carlos Flores.
The photo shows the Cordova Bridge and how they did murals there.
The Murals tell the story of El Paso. I used this in my website to show the
murals and where they stand. Most of them depict the Mexican culture,
which is a main part of El Paso today.
Couder, Louis. "Junior League Christmas Fair 2014". Christmas Fair. December 11,
2014.<http://www.bing.com/videos/search?
q=christmas+fair+jlep&FORM=HDRSC3>. 3 March, 2015.
This Video of the 2014 Christmas Fair describes how the Junior League sets
up the convention center for Christmas Fair. Each merchant is required to
purchase a space at Christmas Fair and the funds go towards Junior League
volunteerism. I learned in this video how festive the Christmas Fair is and
how they fundraise money to help the community.
El Paso Airport Guides and Maps. El Paso. www.elpaso-elp.airports-guides.com. 1930.
The airport guides and maps depict the city of El Paso during different time
periods. El Paso has grown significantly since the JLEP was founded in
1930, which is seen in the city maps through the years. I used it in my
website to show what El Paso looked like in the 1930s. It shows the different
monuments and different sights.
El Paso Botanical Garden.El Paso Botanical Garden. 2008.
www.ElPasoBotanicalGarden.com
The authors purpose here is to show what the El Paso Botanical Garden
Offered to the community. The Gardens were opened in 2008 and is a great
place to see the wildlife of El Paso. I used it in my website to show what the
place looks like. It is located in the upper valley, of El Paso.
El Paso Country Club. www.elpasocountryclub.com. 2010.
This photo shows the El Paso Country Club, where the first A Christmas Fair
was held. The Christmas Fair continues to raise significant funds for JLEP.
I used it in my website to show where Christmas Fair takes place. The El
Paso Country Club has been around since 1908. This was also the first place
where the JLEP did Christmas Fair.
Great Depression. Trish Long-The Great Training Debate. www.elpasotimes.com.
This photograph is included in an article in the El Paso Times about the train
debate during the Great Depression. At this time it was hard for Americans,
as well as El Pasoans to travel. I used it in my website to show what El Paso
was like during the Depression Era.
"Seasoned with Sun, JLEP Cook Book." JLEP Inc. 2008. Digital Cheetah. 3 March,
2015. <https://www.jlep.org/>.
This link on the JLEP website explains how the JLEP gives out cook books
for donations. The JLEP cook book contains 400 recipes, most of them are
Mexican food recipes. They sell these cook books to get donation money to
contribute to the quality of life in El Paso. In this link I learned that the
JLEP contributes to Mexican Heritage and just another way how they
influence the community.
Thomas Norton
Junior League of El Paso
Website
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