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Cinco De Mayo celebration organized by Eddie Escobedo Sr. and the Mexican Patriotic Committee at Freedom Park, East Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Information

Creator

Creator: Henry, Scott

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

May 5th is one of the holidays most celebrated in Mexico. The day commemorates a famous victory by Mexico over the French in the Battle of Puebla. The Mexicans were victorious despite overwhelming odds favoring the French. Shown is a photograph of the annual fiesta put on each year at Freedom Park in East Las Vegas by Eddie Escobedo Sr. and the Mexican Patriotic Committee.

Digital ID

PH-00442_008

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1xs5nn5v
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Rodriguez, Thomas

Subject

Hispanic Americans
Latin Americans
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
Food
Events

Time Period

1980s (1980 - 1989)

Place

East Las Vegas

Resource Type

Image

Material Type

photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs

Source

Cinco De Mayo celebration organized by Eddie Escobedo Sr. and the Mexican Patriotic Committee at Freedom Park, East Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1983 to 1986

Archival Collection

Scott Henry Photographs of the Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx Community

Citation

PH-00442_008. Scott Henry Photographs of the Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx Community, approximately 1983-2000. PH-00442. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1xs5nn5v

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Copyright is owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Please see the UNLV Libraries Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Date Digitized

2021-10-05

Extent

91078126

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff