Archive ID: FIC-0000-017

Children dancing in Mexican Independence Day Parade

Date Created: 1982

Created By: Yvonne Gonzalez

Donor: Southeast Chicago Historical Society

Media Type: Photograph

Language: English

Backstory:

Originating in the late 1930s, South Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day Parade is the oldest in the city (which sponsors several). The event has been highly popular over the years. The Museum holds a number of photos of the parade and the parade queens from the 1930s to the 80s donated by the Cordero and Martinez families, among others. This image was likely taken by photographers working with the Southeast Chicago History Project in the early 1980s.

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