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Title
Mayor Fletcher Bowron celebrates Cinco de Mayo, Los Angeles, 1952
Date Created and/or Issued
ca. 1952
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Consuela de Bonzo and her husband established the first Los Angeles Mexican restaurant in 1924, La Golondrina café near the present day City Hall.
Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron celebrates Cinco de Mayo with Consuela de Bonzo and Mexican American dancers on Olvera street. Photographed left to right are Velia Valle, Salvadas Dukhart, Mayor Bowron, and Consuelo de Bonzo.
Type
Image
Identifier
uclamss_1387_b167_56287
ark:/13030/hb1h4nb0mp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ethnic festivals
People
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Culture
Mexican American dancers
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
Events
Mexican Americans--California--Los Angeles Region--Social life and customs
De Bonzo, Consuela Castillo, 1898-1977
Valle, Velia
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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