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[Elias Romo]

Description: Photograph of a young Elias Romo. The back of the photograph reads, "This is the child, Elias. He is very white."
Date: 1940~
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Waiting for the Train to El Paso]

Description: Photograph of Vera Whetten Pratt standing in front of a pillar outside a depot while waiting for the train to visit El Paso for a Youth Conference. Vera is wearing a floral print dress with a ruffled collar and is holding a purse and luggage is visible at her feet, around the column. Other people and signs are visible in the background.
Date: Summer 1945
Partner: El Paso Community College

[The First Bull Fight in Casas Grandes]

Description: Group portrait of nine women posing together in front of building with wood siding. Seven unidentified women standing in a line are dressed in long Spanish dresses including mantillas (traditional veils) and they are holding small bouquets; two are also holding open fans. Madelyn Hatch and Vera Pratt kneeling in front of them, wearing cowboy hats and western wear.
Date: [1946-09-15..1946-09-16]
Creator: Fotos Soto
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Mexican-Themed Float in a Holiday Parade]

Description: Photograph of a Mexican-themed float trailing behind a pick-up truck in the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights parade. The float decor features a string of colored lights and banners that read, "Paso Del Rey" and "Feliz Navidad." A mariachi band riding the float is playing music. The procession is traveling down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, eventually culminating in Walter Hall Park.
Date: December 11, 1987
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Mexican-Themed Float in a Holiday Parade]

Description: Photograph of a Mexican-themed float in the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. The float's decor includes a banner that reads, "Feliz Navidad," a Mexican flag, and stringed colored lights. A mariachi band riding the float is playing music. A toddler-aged girl and a partially visible woman are also passengers.
Date: December 11, 1987
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Student Council Float Photo]

Description: Photograph of students seated in the back of a red-and-white Chevy pickup truck representing the Student Council for Juarez Stake Academy. An unidentified person dressed as the Lobo mascot is standing in the back-left corner of the bed and the others are seated, including (left-to-right): Joshua Hatch, wearing a baseball uniform and holding a bat; Maribel Vizcaino and Lamoni Vizcaino, wearing cheerleader uniforms; Denise Hatch, wearing a green mortarboard cap and gown; and Ray Whetten, wearin… more
Date: September 16, 1992
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Juarez Stake Academy Honors Night]

Description: Photograph of Curtis Whetten speaking at a podium in his capacity as Student Body President of Juarez Stake Academy. The podium has a green banner draped across the front with white text spelling "JSA" above the school logo; in the background, party of a plant is visible at left, and a beige curtain at right.
Date: May 1993
Partner: El Paso Community College
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