Century-Old Mexican Bird Catcher of San Antonio
Rosa Pena de Hernandez, a 100 year old Mexican woman, is described as the most expert bird catcher in this Texas section. She traps and sells bright plumaged birds like the Mexican Oriole and red crested blue winged warblers, earning about 50 cents per bird. Her home sits by an umbrella Chinaberry tree on Houston Street, and she guards the method behind her trade learned in the Sierra Madre.
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Texas
Sierra Madres
Mexico
Rosa Pena de Hernandez
San Antonio
Turkey
San Antonio Mexican Quarter Makers Find Jobs In Craft And Street Trade
In San Antonio's Mexican quarter, residents sustain themselves by skilled handcrafts and small-scale production. Lino Hernandez leads home work weaving wool into saddle girths sold to a local saddlery. Other families cultivate marihuana for income, a drug noted for its strong effects.
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San Antonio
Lino Hernandez
Trades on the West Side and Mexican Customs in San Antonio
The article surveys diverse West Side crafts from kiln work in pottery to snake gathering by the elderly Mexican man called Viejito. It notes bird cage making, small stores, and local markets, detailing daily life and cuisine, with emphasis on family trades and cultural routines.
Pottery Making an Art in West Side Factories
The West Side hosts clay pottery production led by A. Pizzini with about a dozen workers. Experts Lucas Gonzales Augustin Espinoza and Felipe Espinoza shape bowls and jars on foot powered turntables, turning out cooking utensils cups water bottles and pots in minutes.
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Ollas
Jaras
A. Pizzini
Bexar County
Lucas Gonzales
Augustin Espinoza
Felipe Espinoza
West Side
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