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[Six Women in Pink]

Photograph of six women in white dresses. They are all posing the same way, holding the hem of their dress with their right hand, and touching their chin with the left hand. The photograph is tinted so the dresses appear pink. The sky and grass are also tinted.

Date: unknown

[Six Women Dancing in Costume]

Photograph of six women dancing in a row. They have their arms wrapped around each other with their left legs extended to the same height. The dresses look like flowers, and are tinted green and pink. They all wear matching hats that look like flower petals.

Date: unknown

[Six Women Dressed as Maids]

Photograph of six women dressed in maid uniforms. The circus performers stand in a row, wearing black dresses and white aprons with white doilies on their heads.

Date: unknown

[Flooded Streets in La Feria]

Photograph of La Feria Texas. The street is flooded into the doorsteps of the houses up and down the row. The man stands in the middle of the street, facing the camera. An inscription on the front of the photograph reads "La Feria Tex. 5/29/1929."

Date: unknown

[Cuban Cookhouse Inundated with Flood Waters]

Photograph of Carpe Cubana's cookhouse in La Feria Texas. The street is flooded into the doorsteps of the houses up and down the street. A man stands in the middle of the street, facing the camera. An inscription on the front of the photograph reads "Cuban Show Cookhouse. La Feria Tex. 5/29/1929."

Date: unknown

[Cuban Show Flooded in La Feria]

Photograph of Carpe Cubana's headquarters in La Feria Texas. In this photograph, the flood waters had receded, but the front of the building is strewn with debris. An inscription on the front of the photograph reads "Cuban Show Flood Quarters. La Feria Tex. 5/29/1929."

Date: unknown

[Portrait of Avalardo Saenz]

Photograph of Avalardo Saenz in his dancing uniform. Saenz was considered the most successful dancer in the Carpe Cubana Circus, and taught the other dancers in the Cuban Show "Matador."

Date: unknown

A House with the Caption Nuestro Hogar

Photograph of a two-story home. The home features a front porch supported by four Greek-Revival style columns. Flower baskets hang from the rafters, and two rocking chairs rest on the porch. The home has five visible windows on the bottom level, and four on the second level. The words at the bottom read, "Nuestro Hogar" in Spanish, or "Our Home."

Date: unknown

Two Women in Mexican Dresses

Tinted photograph of two women performing a dance outdoors. The women are holding hands and leaning towards the left and their right leg extended into the air. The women are dressed in Mexican costumes featuring black hats with pom-poms around the rim, long dresses with large floral borders, colored hose and matching necklaces.

Date: unknown

[Cuban Show in La Feria]

Photograph of Carpe Cubana's flooded camp ground in La Feria Texas. "Cuban Show La Feria Texas 5-29-29" is hand-written on the front of the photograph.

Date: unknown

[Amelia and Angela in Costume]

Photograph of Angela Cardenas and Amelia, dressed in performance costumes for the Carpe Cubana circus. Angela stands on the right wearing a yellow dress with a large yellow hat. Amelia holds hands with Angela, facing left and wearing a pink dress with purple trim.

Date: unknown

[Ringmaster of Carpe Cuban Circus]

Photograph of Don Edwards Sanchez, the ringmaster of Carpe Cubana Circus. Don stands on the guard rail of a truck wearing a suit. Several members of the circus stand around the truck. Several members of a band sit in the bed of the truck, holding instruments and facing the photographer. A large tent is visible just behind the truck.

Date: unknown

[Dancers in the Carpe Cubana Circus]

Photograph of Amelia and Abelardo Abreu, dancers in the Carpe Cubana show. Amelia stands to the left, holding her dress with her right hand and touching her hip with her left hand. She wears a striped cap, vest, and long skirt with large flower embroidery along the hem. Abelardo stands to the right of Amelia, wearing a dark cap, vest, tie, and plaid cummerbund.

Date: unknown

[Singing Women]

Photograph of three women singing, while the fourth woman plays the keyboard. The three women are facing left with one arm raised in the air. All four women are wearing matching outfits, consisting of a dark colored vest with a decorative pendant, long skirt, slip-on mules and white ankle socks.

Date: unknown

[Portrait of Male Acrobats]

Photograph of two acrobats from Carpe Cubana Circus. Both men are dressed in matching long-sleeved leotards and lace-up boots. Behind the men, several tents and a single home are visible.

Date: unknown

Frog-Costumed Person in a Tree

Tinted photograph of a Carpe Cubana acrobat dressed in a frog costume. The acrobat is posing in a tree.

Date: unknown

[Clowns in Carpe Cubana Circus]

Photograph of clowns from the Carpe Cubana Circus. The six women are dressed in matching yellow dresses with large red polka dots. From left to right, the clowns are Berta Posada, Amelia Abreu, unknown, Angela Aguirre Cardenas, unknown, and Arora Dominguez.

Date: unknown