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A black and white photo of a news article with Nuestros Antepasados is the title. The newspaper article excerpt states, "A look at the past; This photograph of a high Mass for Mexican American World War II veterans of the Eastside in 1945 is among those on the display daily in "Nuestros Antepasados: Riverside's Mexican American Community," at the Riverside Municipal Museum, 3580 Seventh St."The image has a crowd sitting in a building facing the front to the people on the stage. There are decorations and an American flag on the front stage. The photo itself is very grainy.
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A black and white photo of young men and women dressed formerly are standing, posing for a photo. Presumably, they are going to dance. The girls in the front row are wearing dresses, flowers in their hair, and holding fans. The boys standing behind them are wearing long white sleeves and black pants.
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A black and white washed out picture of a posing high school baseball team. Each of them is wearing a letterman jacket, and they are in three rows posing together. There are baseballs in front of the first row. The cage of the basketball field is seen in the background.
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A black and white photo of a woman cooking tortillas at home with a young, smiling girl peering across the stove in the Eastside Settlement House. They seem to be in the kitchen, and the woman is holding a tortilla in her hand and putting it on the stove. There is a Firestone refrigerator and other kitchen utilities.
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A black and white newspaper article and image of parishioners preparing a Bazaar and summer fiesta for Immaculate Conception Academy in Riverside. The photo of a group of men wearing casual attire standing with palm tree leaves. There is also the building structure in the background of the photo. The text states: "For the school -- Parishioners pitch in to prepare for summer fiesta and bazaar to be held at Immaculate Conception Academy, 4525 Victoria Ave., on Saturday and Sunday. All proceeds go to the academy building fund. Hours will be from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Music, games, dancing and food will be provided. Pictured are Jess Carlton, Jess Martinez, Father D.A. Frederick, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church; Charles Duncan, David Lopez and Tony Lopez."
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A black and white picture of Mexican American citrus packers inside a warehouse-pack box. A row of women working at their own station and they are looking at the camera. Next to them are are boxes of other citrus fruit. On the side of half of the boxes of citrus fruit is a picture. Each woman's hair is either tied up or short. The background is another row of female citrus workers that are facing the other way against the wall and working.
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A black and white photo of a predominantly Mexican group of male baseball players, the Eastern Merchants pose for a photograph. All boys are smiling and posing in their baseball uniforms along with their baseball equipment. They are posing in two rows, the front row kneeling and the back row standing up. In front of them have baseball bats, baseball gloves, and a baseball. The photo seems to be a picture of a printed picture as it is tilted at an angle to the right. They seem to be on a baseball field. In 1949 the Eastside Merchants won their local baseball league.
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A black and white photo of a predominantly Mexican group of male baseball players poses for a photograph. All boys are smiling and posing in their baseball uniforms along with their baseball equipment. They are posing in two rows, the front row kneeling and the back row standing up. In front of them have three baseball bats, three baseball gloves, and a baseball. They are standing in front of a cage at a baseball field.
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A black and white photo of well-dressed seven family members on a small, ornate stage pose for an anniversary event. Excerpt states, "Reyna y Princessa de la Celebration de la 11th Aniversario de la Logia No. 8-de la A.H.A. Junio 25-1938. Riverside, California." From the left to the right, is a man, a woman, another woman with a regal wear and a crown, a man, a young girl, a woman, and another man. The men are all in suits, and all the women are in dresses and gloves.
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A black and white photo of the Cinco de Mayo Settlement House Lincoln Park Grounds. a group of girls sitting adorned in ribbons and wreaths on a stage while they stare at a crowd of seated onlookers. There are men standing next to the girls sitting on the stage dressed in formal suits. The back of the stage has portraits of lots of different people, and one of the men is holding a large banner. They appear to be in a tent/tarp, and the top of the roof has some decorations. In front of the onlookers and next to the stage is a baby carriage.
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A black and white photo of a group of men, perhaps part of ROTC, and boy scouts that are standing on the side of them. They are all on the front lawn of a large building. There are six men in suits sitting in chairs, with one of the left being a priest. There is an American flag behind them. There are two people in chairs next to them, an older man and a woman. Behind them a group of boy scouts that are looking the same way as the people sitting down. Behind them in the background is another group of boy scouts.
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A very old black and white portrait of eleven Mexican men dressed in very similar formal attire inside a house. They are in two rows with five men in the front sitting down on chairs, and the back row has five men standing up. They are all wearing some sort of medal on their left suit jacket lapel. They are also sitting on chairs that are on top of a rug, and the background has curtains.
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A very old black and white portrait of eleven Mexican men dressed in formal attire inside a house. They are in two rows with five men in the front sitting down, and the back row has six men standing up. They are all wearing some sort of medal on their suit jacket lapel. They are also sitting on chairs that are on top of a rug, and the background has a window and curtains.
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A black and white photo of two black veterans posing in front of a veteran's memorial plaque. The man on the right of the memorial is wearing his military cap and uniform. The man standing on the left of the memorial is wearing a Navy uniform. The memorial has an engraving on a plaque at the front that states: "Dedicated, in honor of, men and women, this community, World War II." The memorial is made of tiles and has a wreath on top of it. On either side of the plaque is American flags, and the ground on either side has a vase of flowers.
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A black and white photo of a Veteran's Parade going on after World War II. A group of women and men in formal attire or uniforms holding flags and flowers. They are marching outside in the streets in a parade, with the front three holding different types of flags. There are onlookers on either side of the road on the sidewalk that is looking at the parade. There are flowers, leaves, and a title at the top of the photo. The background also has electricity poles spanning down the street.
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A black and white photo of five Mexican American women posing next to each other are standing in front of a tree in an outdoor setting. All of them are wearing similar formal clothing and holding their bags. The women on the edge of the groups are holding their bags in their arms, while the three women in the middle are holding their bags in their hands.
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A black and white photo of the view of the street and spectators during the Monrovia Day parade in an unknown year. On the street is a girl sitting on top of a car and behind is a man riding a mule. There is a large palm tree on the sidewalk where the onlookers are. Stores on the street can be seen behind the spectators such as Kustner's Pharmacy, a jewel, a sign that says "Sontag" and another that states "Gabriel's," but these two signs are too small in the photo to read.
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A black and white photo of five Mexican women posing and walking together in an unknown setting outdoors. Each of them is spaced out from the other so that none of them are blocking each other in the photo. All of them were wearing formal clothes and holding their bags. The photo is a bit grainy.
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A black and white photo of the people are involved with the production of the play, "Las Estrellas Respondent," which took place in 1935 in the Riverside Community Settlement House. People posing on the stage wearing Mexican clothing. Most are wearing clothing such as skirts, blouses, button-ups, ponchos, and sombreros. There are a few who are holding instruments while there are some children that are standing on a balcony at the back of the photo.
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A black and white photo of a couple posing together in front of a building. Parts of the photo on the left have been taped to fix the ripped portions of the original photo. They are standing outside some type of building. The man is wearing a suit and tie, and he has a neutral facial expression. The woman next to him is wearing a long dress.
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A black and white photo of one Mexican man with a hat stands in between two Mexican women with his arms around their shoulders as they pose for the photo. They are standing on the doorsteps of a house, and the door behind them is open. The photo is a bit blurry. The man is wearing a hat, a button up shirt, and pants. The two women are wearing button up dresses and dress shoes with white socks.
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A Mexican woman sits on a chair next to the side of a house and uses her hands to work on something. She sits adjacent to the house and is turning her head to the left to face the camera. The photo is black and white and is torn but fixed on the left side of the photo. Another house and some trees are in the background.
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A black and white photo of a Mexican woman standing in front of various plants and stalks and posing for a picture. The photo appears to be ripped in two places on the left side near the woman's head in the photo. She is wearing a dress with polka dots on it.
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A black and white picture of two Mexican children posing with a bicycle in an outdoor setting in front of trees and plants. A child wearing a button-up shirt is leaning on the right side of the bike with a star wristband, and another child wearing a polo shirt and pants is standing right next to the bike with his hand on the seat.
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Tony "Blackie" Campos Jr. and a black woman dressed in formal attire are dancing together at a formal event/party with two other guests in the background of the photo. The middle of the photo has a horizontal green reflection line. The photo is in color.