Festival Queen Gabriela Quiroz poses with her Princesses Charlene Lugo and Dorothy Martinez, San Gabriel, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Festival Queen Gabriela Quiroz poses with her Princesses Charlene Lugo and Dorothy Martinez, San Gabriel, 1935

Date Created

September 1935

Date

1935-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

A series of special events and entertainment including parades, music, and a coronation ceremony honoring the King and Queen of the festival - Thomas W. Temple and Gabriela Quiroz are some events of the three-day festival marking the Old Mission's 164th birthday anniversary.
Similar photograph appears with the article, "San Gabriel in Gay Color," Los Angeles Times, 07 Sep 1935: A5.
Gabriela, Charlene, and Dorothy smile for the camera posing in front of a gate. Gabriela wears her crown and sash. Charlene holds one hand on her hip and a small fan against her chest.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Charlene Lugo
Text from negative sleeve: 2050 - Gabriela Quiroz, Queen of the fiesta with her princessas, Charlene Lugo and Dorothy Martinez San Gabriel Fiesta 9- 7-35 [stamped:] Sep 18 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Martinez, Dorothy
Quiroz, Gabriela, 1909-2006
Lugo, Charlene, 1931-2009

Location

San Gabriel (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Anniversaries--California--San Gabriel
Children--California--San Gabriel
Festivals--California--San Gabriel