“How My Father Learned to Sing New Songs”: A Story Told by Leo Platero (03/09/22)

Caption for photo above:  Unidentified Diné section gang shifting rails into alignment near Gallup, New Mexico, on The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. This shot was taken by a corporate or contracted AT&SF photographer. Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society. When working in one locale for an extended period of time, Sam Platero and his fellow Santa Fe Railroad workers …