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Title
Ezequiel Padilla visits the Los Angeles area
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Stewart, Lucille
Date Created and/or Issued
1945
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Ezequiel Padilla, Mexico's Secretary for Foreign Relations and former Washington ambassador, visited Los Angeles in May, 1945. During his visit, he was honored at a special Cinco de Mayo ceremony held at Los Angeles City Hall. Some other prominent guests at the event included: Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Mexican Consul General Col. Vicente Peralta, and Bishop Joseph T. McGucken.
Mexican Consul General Col. Vicente Peralta addresses Dr. Ezequiel Padilla (seated, second from left) and other Mexican officials before a parade. The building seen in the background is located at 3800 E. Brooklyn Avenue (later renamed Ce´sar Cha´vez Avenue), just east of N. Gage Avenue in the Los Angeles County community of City Terrace.
Type
image
Format
1 negative :safety ;12 x 14 cm.
Photographic safety negatives
Identifier
00088663
Lucille Stewart Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
GPC_b15_f1_i21_N
CARL0004965152
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/123615
Subject
Peralta, Vicente
Padilla, Ezequiel,--1890-1971
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
Celebrations--California--Los Angeles
Statesmen--Mexico
Politicians--Mexico
Unincorporated areas--California--Los Angeles County
Streets--California--Los Angeles County
City Terrace (Los Angeles County, Calif.)

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