Sixteenth of September Queen Float

Item

Title

Sixteenth of September Queen Float

Identifier

2023.016.036

Type

Image

Description

The Queen and her court for the 16th of September festivities ride atop a float in a parade. The float is decorated with American and Mexican Flags. The image belonged to Victoria Colunga (maiden name Saldivar) who was a runner up in the Queen contest. On the back is written "Sra Victoria Saldivar - H. Dama. Consirbelo como un recuerdo del 16 de sepbre. de 1945." On back is also a stamp "Comision Honorifica Mexicana - Colton Cal."

Subject

Cultural Celebrations
Mexican American History
Social Participation

Spatial Coverage

Colton (Calif.)

Creator

Comision Honorifica Mexicana - Colton Cal.

Date

September 1945

Contributor

Extended Colunga Family

Format

.tif

Language

Spanish

Rights

In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted

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