Sampling of Photos
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(1950 – 2022) Sampling of Photos
Photo: Taken in April of 1953 at the iconic studios of Foto Nóbrega in Ponta Delgada
Plaque Design: Marlene Simas Angeja
Rafael Furtado Simas (1916-2006)
Alzira Neves Simas (1924-1996)
Childhood in the Azores
1948 - Alzira and Rafael's Engagement in the Spring
1948 - Rafael and Alzira's Wedding on Sept. 5
1950 - Mom's porcelain work
1950 - with Parents Alzira and Rafael
1950 - with Madrinha Rosa in Pico
1951 - 1st Birthday
1951 - with Parents on 1st Birthday
1952 - in Pico with 1st car
1952 - little Rosa with 1st doll
1952 - with Mom and Maternal Grandparents
1953 - just before Emigrating
1953 - Alzira and Rafael's Emigration Diary
1956 - Rosa, Helena and Marlene
Childhood in the USA
1953 - 1st balloon in the USA
1953 - 1st gift in the USA
1953 - 1st ice cream in the USA
1953 - 1st photo on the California Farm
1953 - 1st USA birthday with Mom
1953 - 1st USA brithday with friends
1954 - 1st American Diner
1954 - 1st Television
1954 - with Mom and two sisters
1955 - Holy Spirit Festa queens
1955 - on the Manteca Farm
1955 - Playing on the Farm
1956 - farm bathing beauties, front
1956 - farm bathing beauties, back
1956 - 1st day of school
1957 - the Family in Manteca
1957 - Rosa's Bunny Cake
1957 - Santo Amaro Christmas
1957 - Santo Amaro cousins
1958 - with Grandmother Neves
1958 - with Simas Grandparents
1958 - Miss USA, Pico
1958 - Home Is Where the Women Are - by Marlene Simas Angeja
Motherhood with Marisa
1992 - Baby Marisa
1992 - Baby Marisa
1992 - 1st Pico visit, Our Lady of Good Voyage
1992 - Marisa's Baptism
1993 - California coast
1994 - Marisa turns two
1995 - Marisa turns three
1996 - at the Airport
1996 - Carousel for Santo Cristo
1996 - Marisa turns four
1996 - Our Lady of Good Voyage
1997 - Carnival, São Miguel
1998 - Marisa turns six
1998 - Ponta Delgada, Azores
1999 - Carnival parade, PDL
2000 - Fogo Lake, São Miguel
2005 - Santo Amaro, Pico
2007 - Furnas, São Miguel
2008 - Marisa kissing Mom
2010 - Caloura Thanksgiving
2014 - Caloura Café
2015 - Ribeira Grande
2016 - São Jorge
2018 - Sete Cidades, Azores
2019 - Velas, São Jorge
2021 - at Immigrant Plaza, Ribeira Grande
Rosa Neves Silva
(1920-2021)
Family, Friends and Colleagues - 1970s
1972 - Leaving for Los Angeles
1972 - Visiting family in Pico
1973 - LA Gals and Helena
1973 - Returning to Los Angeles
1975 - Family visits from the Azores
Family, Friends and Colleagues - 1980s
1982 - Aunts and Uncles in Pico
1983 - Sisters in San Francisco, CA
1985 - Summer in California
1986 - Christmas in California
1987 - Easter in California
1987 - Leatherby's Ice Cream Parlor
1988 - Alzira and three daughters
1988 - Family at the airport
1989 - Rafaella's red coat
Family, Friends and Colleagues - 1990s
1990 - Exam for PhD, Professors
1990 - Graduate Degrees Mass
1990 - Graduate Degrees Festa
1990 - Portrait with Parents
1992 - Cindy and Sally, college friends
1993 - Summer in California
1994 - Birthday in California
1994 - Summer in Sacramento, CA
1994 - Winter in São Miguel
1995 - Rafaella's birthday, CA
1995 - Sisters and cousins in California
1995 - With Mom, last Christmas
1996 - Simas Family Easter
1996 - Helena and Richard's wedding
1996 - Tony's Restaurant, Furnas
1998 - Port of Santo Amaro
1999 - Christmas in Ponta Delgada
Family, Friends and Colleagues - 2000 on...
2000 - Sisters in California
2004 - Ponta Delgada airport
2008 - Ponta Delgada seaport
2011 - Amalia in California
2015 - SATA to Pico
2015 - Madrinha Rosa in Pico
2015 - Madrinha at Ancoradoro Restaurant
2015 - French braided cousins
2015 - Madrinha at Ancoradoro Restaurant
2015 - Madrinha Rosa and Aunt Beatriz
2015 - Madrinha, aunt and cousins
2015 - Rice cake and Cousins
2017 - Caloura Café, São Miguel
2017 - Sete Cidades, São Miguel
2018 - Cousins in Santo Amaro Handicrafts
2018 - Pico house, Santo Amaro
2018 - Santo Amaro, Pico
2019 - Campo d'Ourique, Lisbon
2019 - Simas gang in Caloura
2019 - Simas selfie in Ponta Delgada
2020 - Pandemic masks from California
2021 - Immigrant Plaza, Ribeira Grande
2021 - Plaque Immigrant Plaza, Ribeira Grande
2021 - Santo Amaro brunch
Antonieta Baptista Cabral (1947-2021)
Retirement Dinner - Jannuary 19, 2018
Humanities Colleagues
Colleagues and Office Staff
Ana, Dominque and Suzana
Suzana Caldeira
John and John
Madalena and Helena
Margarida, Isabel and Teresa
Margarida and Rolando
Teresa and Álvaro
João Bosco Mota Amaral
Ana Isabel and Camilo
Luís Gomes
Licínio, Magda and Hélia
Carlos, Maria do Céu and Marisa
André and Marisa
Rosa retires
Final Group Photo
Portraits of Rosa Simas
1975 - California, USA
1976 - Yucatán, Mexico
1982 - Ponta Delgada, Azores
1983 - Caldeira Velha, Azores
1985 - Lisbon, Portugal
1988 - São Miguel
t-shirt
1989 - East Coast, USA
1990 - East Coast, USA
1994 - Sacramento, California
1995 - Terceira, Azores
1998 - Ponta Delgada, Azores
2000 - Carnival in the Azores
2003 - Toronto, Canada
2010 - Ponta Delgada, Azores
2015 - Ponta Delgada, Azores
2017 - in Retirement
2018 - Pico Handicrafts School
2021 - at home in Pandemic
2021 - at home in Pandemic
2022 - Ponta Delgada, Azores
Immigrant Plaza, Ribeira Grande (2021)
Maria José Roque (1928-2023)
Marlene Simas Angeja (1953-2023)
