Tribute was paid to Mexico on May 5, 1943, in ceremonies at the City Hall. Shown here are, left to right, Supervisor John Anson Ford; Ruben Gaxiola, chancellor of the Mexican consulate; and Prof. Dudley Gordon, president of Las Fiestas de Las Americas, who took part in the Cinco de Mayo program.
Ford, John Anson Gaxiola, Ruben Gordon, Dudley Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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