Colunga Family Photograph Collection
Item set
Title
Colunga Family Photograph Collection
Identifier
2023.016
Subject
Live from the Frontline Art and Memory Project
Contributor
A People's History of the I.E.
Rights
Items
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Judas Burned
A crowd of South Colton San Salvador Catholic Church congregants watch the burnt remains of an effigy of Judas (Camacho). The effigy was burned by lighting fireworks inside. This happened every Easter Sunday. In the background is the old San Salvador church which burned in the 1960s. -
Burning of Judas in process
A crowd of South Colton San Salvador Catholic Church congregants watch as the effigy of Judas (Camacho) burns. The effigy was burned by lighting fireworks inside. This happened every Easter Sunday. In the background is the old San Salvador church which burned in the 1960s. -
Burning of Judas
A crowd of South Colton San Salvador Catholic Church congregants watch in expectation for the effigy of Judas (Camacho) to burn. The effigy was burned by lighting fireworks inside. This happened every Easter Sunday. -
Narciso Colunga
Narciso Colunga poses next to a building. He is in military uniform holding a cigarette in his hand. On the back he wrote "Me all dressed up and no place to go, Sunday Morning 1942 (I was broke)" -
Portrait of Victoria Colunga
Small portrait of Victoria Colunga (maiden name Saldivar) wearing a houndstooth blazer and black vest. The outfit is reminiscent of outfits worn by self proclaimed "Pachucas". -
Narciso Colunga at Americanization School
Colorized photograph of Narciso Colunga (known as Chico) posing in front of a school for Americanization in 1928. Description on the back reads "Esta _________ fotografia es de Narciso Colunga. Es retratado en Baldwin Park en la escuela Americana del Pueblo." -
Victoria Colunga at a Colton Playground
Victoria Colunga (maiden name Saldivar) photographed at a park in South Colton. She is wearing an oversized blazer jacket and pants with her hair piled high on her head. The outfit is reminiscent of outfits worn by self proclaimed "Pachucas". -
Narciso Colunga in Military Uniform
Narciso Colunga (known as Chico) standing in South Colton wearing WWII military uniform in front of the family car.