Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
15 images. Santa Barbara fiesta, 11 August 1960. General view of parade, etc. Victor Alvarez -- 3 years Amelia Aguirre -- 2 years Senator J.J. Hollister, Junior Governor and Mrs. Edmund Brown Yvonne Aceves -- 19 years George V. Castagnola Mayor Edward L. Abbott and wife G. Allan Hancock Jeannette Legg. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Lapp. Date: 08-11. Reporter: Kasindorf. Assignment: S. Barbara fiesta. 53: State Sen. J.J. Hollister, Jr. Mrs. Brown & Gov. Brown on reviewing stand. 54: Yvonne Aceves, 19, 'Spirit of the Fiesta', leads off parade. Dances in street. (She = queen).67-68: Boy & girl get in spirit of Old Spanish days. sit on sidewalk. Boy (L) with painted mustache is Victor Alvarez, 3 girl, his cousin, is Amelia Aguirre, 2. 45-46: Float, 'Las Banderas' flags of all countries under which California has been ruled. 28: Roberta Ann Roberts, flower girl, hands flowers to Lapp crew (sister, nephews, etc.). 27: The 'Saint Barbara' float turns from Cabrillo Blvd. onto State St. Portraying the patroness of the city is Sue Peterson. 41: Grand Marshall G. Allan Hancock (l) wife (r) in carriage. 42: 'El Presidente', George C. Castagnola, on horse. He started out in life as a fish peddler. 7: Long shot up State St. 8: Santa Barbara Mayor Edward L. Abbott and wife wave from carriage. 60: Float 'El Fandango', Spanish singers & dancers. 59: Jeanette Legg rides cart drawn by tiny Shetland pony. 61-62: Shots looking down State St. Flags line sidewalk as parade passes. Float depicts Old Mission. 39-40: 'The Camarillos' girl riders on white mounts. 25: Float, 'Flamenco'. built and ridden on by family of Mrs. Belen Castro -- largest float in parade."
Type
image
Format
15 photographs : negatives, b&w 13 x 10 cm. image/tiff negatives (photographic) photographs
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