Sixteenth of September Queen and Court
Item
Title
Sixteenth of September Queen and Court
Identifier
2023.016.037
Type
Image
Description
The Queen and her court pose for a picture during the 16th of September festivities. The stage is decorated with American and Mexican flags, paper chains, palm fronds, and portraits of patriotic figures. The image belonged to Victoria Colunga (maiden name Saldivar) who was a runner up in the Queen contest, she is forth on the left. 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
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