Title supplied by cataloger. The dedication of the 200-foot mural was held at Morton Street and Morton Place, near Elysian Park. Both sides of the streets' walls were painted by more than two dozen local youths and depicted Chicano history. Standing along the wall are the people who painted the murals. Photograph caption reads: "A burst of music -- and pride -- greeted mural portraying Mexican-American history, unveiled in Echo Park in time for Mexican Independence Day". Photograph dated: Sep. 15, 1985.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Public art--California--Los Angeles Urban beautification--California--Los Angeles Dedications--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles) Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Audiences--California--Los Angeles Murals--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles) Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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