Subject: Commemorations--California / Subject: 3 selected - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: View of Alberti Corral, left, standing in hat, collared blouse, pants, holding guitar, Adriana Galvez, middle, standing in hat, dress, shawl, holding castanets, William Gill, right, standing in hat, embellished jacket and pants. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of Hidalgo proclaiming the freedom of Mexico, the Mexicans of Los Angeles partook in two days of planned balls, barbeques, and parades.
Date:: September 14, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Related to the article, “Parade Will Mark Fiesta: Mexicans Go on March Today, Gala Program Arranged for Freedom Anniversary of Latin Republic.” Los Angeles Times, 15 Sept. 1935: 27.
Date:: September 14, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of Mrs. Elsie Amidon and Mrs. Juanita Chamberlain standing back to back while holding hands. Elise Amidon, left, in veiled headress, dress, and bracelets, Juanita Chamberlain, right, standing in veiled headress with flowers, necklace, dress, and bracelets. Elsie Amidon was a member of Los Fiesteros de Los Angeles, a group dedicated to the perpetuation of the traditional Spanish fiesta in California. She was also a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, a group dedicated to the preservation of California's history.
Date:: September 14, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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