Alice Sanceda, Carlos Figueroa and Bertha Perez celebrate, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Alice Sanceda, Carlos Figueroa and Bertha Perez celebrate, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

April 14, 1936

Date

1936-04-14

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph appears with the article, "Unique Lane Has Fiesta Sabado de Gloria," Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr 1936: A2.
The children delighted in the festivities surrounding Olvera Street, donning velvet jackets and embroidered dresses. There was an acrobatic monkey performing, as well as the Mascaras, whose masks were created by Ramon Rodriguez.
Carlos stands between Bertha and Alice, holding one of each of their hands in the air above their heads.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: L2R Alice Saucedo Carlos Figueroa Bertha Perez 4/4/36
Text from newspaper caption: Dancing is as much a part of an Olvera street fiesta as sugar is of candy. Here are, left to right, Alice Sanceda, Carlos Figueroa and Bertha Perez, who danced at the celebration yesterday.
Text from negative sleeve: 4775 - Alice Saucedo Carlos Figueroa Bertha Perez + Olivera St Mascaras 6th Anniv. of Olvera Street Fiesta Sabado de Gloria 4/11/36 [stamped:] Apr 14 1936

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Perez, Bertha
Sanceda, Alice, (Saucedo)
Figueroa, Carlos

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.056736

Latitude

-118.237868

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dancers--Mexican--California--Los Angeles
Celebrations--California--Los Angeles
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)