Miss Raquel Rios

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20062374

Description

The Mexican Independence Day Fiesta celebration is being held Sunday night in Fort Worth, Texas. Miss Raquel Rios is the reigning queen of the Fiesta. She is shown sitting on her throne during the party. She is wearing a crown and a long gown and is holding a bouquet of flowers. The Mexican and American flags are attached to her chair.

Archival Date

1946-09-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1923

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Mexican Independence Day; Crowns; Gowns; Bouquets; Flags; Rios, Raquel; Flowers; Flags--United States; Flags--Mexico; Independence Day (Mexico)