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[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Postcard depicting a bullfight in a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico arena. In the photograph, two men in costume wait to bullfight, and one man is directly engaging the bull. People are visible in the stands. Advertisements are visible in both English and Spanish. Postcard was stamped and mailed from El Paso, Texas on April 27, 1915. [Text on back of postcard.]
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Portrait of Ramona Ortiz]

Description: Photograph of Romana Ortiz, sent to Frederica Abreu in Chicago, Illinois. Romana is sitting and holding a bouquet of roses in her right hand. She is wearing a collared, long-sleeve shirt and long dark skirt. She wears a dark hat with a brim of flowers and a bow tie around her neck. A letter to Romana from Federica is inscribed on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

Two Women in Mexican Dresses

Description: 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
Partner: Witte Museum

Portrait of Lily Elsie

Description: Photograph of Lily Elsie wrapping a scarf around her neck. She wears a dress with an embroidered bodice and a hat decorated with a bow and flowers. Lily wears a heart locket, a beaded bracelet, and several rings. She is standing in front of a wall decorated with floral tiles. An inscription is written in Spanish on the front of the photograph, while a letter is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

[Seated Couple and Children]

Description: Postcard of a seated couple and three children, one man, and one woman standing behind. The seated man is wearing a dark suit and bow tie. The other man and the boy are both wearing heathered suit jackets and pants. Both the seated woman and the woman behind her are wearing long dark skirts and cardigans along with elegant necklaces. The two girls are wearing light-colored dresses. There are stamps on the back of the card as well as a handwritten note that is partly in Spanish. I translates to … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Group of Friends in Newgulf, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a group of fourteen people standing together in two rows on grass in front of a house. Two of the women in the group are wearing mid-length, dark dresses and matching hats. They are both holding thick stacks of books in their arms. The other three women are all wearing light dresses, and two of them are wearing sun hats. Most of the men in the group are wearing suit pants, collared shirts, and suit jackets. One man is wearing a lightly colored sweater and a hat. There is a man in … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Magazine: El Detective Internacional]

Description: A magazine titled "El Detective Internacional." An image of a man in uniform is printed on the magazine's cover and has handwriting across its bottom right corner. The pages of the magazine contain columns of text printed under headings of varying sizes and fonts as well as photographs of men in suits and women in dresses.
Date: March 15, 1942
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Flyer: A Cargo de Gonzalez y sus Madrugadores]

Description: A flyer titled "A Cargo de Gonzalez y sus Madrugadores." Larger text is printed above the title, on either side of an image of a smiling man. Below the title is a photo of five people in long-sleeved shirts and pants posed behind string instruments. Additional text is printed below the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photographic print of the band Los Madrugadores]

Description: Print of a photograph of Pedro J. Gonzalez and his band, Los Madrugadores. The photo depicts five people in long-sleeved shirts and loose pants, three of whom are seated on a couch while the other two stand. Two of the people sitting on the couch hold string instruments upright while three other instruments lay on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Paul Espinoza, Pedro J. Gonzalez, Lorena Parlee, and Isaac Artenstein]

Description: Photograph of, from left to right, Paul Espinoza, Pedro J. Gonzalez, Lorena Parlee, and Isaac Artenstein. Espinoza rests an arm on Gonzalez's shoulder and looks away from the viewer while the rest of the group faces the viewer directly. Gonzalez rests on hand on the inside of Parlee's right arm as Artenstein poses with his hands on his hips. The group is dressed casually and smiles at they are photographed.
Date: 1983
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Flyer for the play "A Las Ocho Me Matare"]

Description: Flyer for the play "A Las Ocho Me Matare." A large photograph of a woman laying down while a kneeling man holds her has the texts "teatro intimo" and "a las ocho me matare" printed at its top. Multiple names are also printed across the photo. Extending along the left, right, and bottom edges of the large photo is a continuous row of smaller photos.
Date: June 1982
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[La Prieta Caldera holding her skirt and smiling]

Description: Photograph of La Prieta Caldera holding her skirt and smiling at the camera. She has a short, round hairstyle and wears a sleeveless dress with a decorated collar under a floor-length skirt patterned with flowers. "La Prieta Caldera" is printed in dark lettering at the bottom of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Jose Flores]

Description: Photograph of Jose Flores, wearing suit and glasses in front of a dark background. Written on back: "Para Isabel de su hermano - José 1-5-22." ( *Translation from Spanish: For Isabel from her brother - José 1-5-22 )
Date: January 5, 1922
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Jacket

Description: Jacket of magenta and floral batik print. No collar, center front opening with no closure. Long sleeves. Padded shoulders. All-over channel quilting in horizontal lines. Piping on all edges. Designer's label inside at back neckline: Ana Colón Size label: 6
Date: 1975/1980
Creator: Colón, Ana
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Nice Neighbors]

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of two Varga Girls representing the United States (the pilgrim) and Spain (the senorita) paired with a two stanza verse "Nice Neighbors" by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of various sports and recreation fashion watercolor illustrations by Robert Goodman for the May edition of 1941.
Date: May 1941
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Goodman, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Patchwork jacket

Description: Jacket of multicolored jewel-tone patchwork synthetic. Hip length; jewel neckline; open at center front; edged with black piping all over and around arms eye. Patchwork is made of blue, pink, turquoise, and blue organically shaped panels with sporadic roundels and teardrops of jewel-tone velvet, with pattern matched across the center front opening. Lined in black synthetic. Labels: Center back “La coleccion / Judith Roberts / Hecho en Mexico” with large line drawing of woman Size: M Content: “7… more
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Roberts, Judith
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening coat

Description: Evening coat of black horsehair covered with flocked chenille dots. Floor length. Simple, rounded neckline. Short, fitted dormer sleeves. Center front opening with no closures. Lined in self. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Balenciaga"
Date: 1960
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Coat dress

Description: Coat dress of taupe wool twill. Below-knee length with asymmetric left side closure of four buttons with large hook & eyes; bound buttonholes. Asymmetric, rounded collar. Elbow-length, puffed sleeves have inserted panel off the shoulder and gather into 1” cuffs. Unlined. Designer's label: "Méndez H. / Boutique Mexico"
Date: 1986
Creator: Méndez, Manuel
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Sequin dress

Description: Evening gown of black synthetic chiffon covered in gold and silver sequins with bottom 12" of sleeves and hem in gold chevron pattern. Full length; standing collar; long sleeves. Center back zipper closure. Lined in black rayon. Label: Calderón
Date: 1968/1973
Creator: Calderón
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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