In 1936, the Billings Hispanic community commemorates the anniversary of the Mexican Independence.

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DescriptionMexican Independence day celebration in Billings. There is a poster announcing this event in the collections of the Western Heritage Center (95.35.01). See Creating a New Community in the North: Mexican Americans in the Yellowstone Valley by Laurie Mercier in Stories From An Open Country by William Lang. Photographs are likely from the WPA project.TypeImageCreatorUnknownGenrephotographsDate1936SubjectBillings (Mont.)--1930-1940MexicoHatsBlanketsMen--Clothing--1930-1940Women--Clothing--1930-1940Carts & wagonsBuildingsFlags--MexicoMexican AmericansContributing InstitutionBillings Public LibraryGeographic CoverageBillings, MontanaDigital CollectionBillings - Images of PlacesDigital Formatimage/jpgDigitization SpecificationItems were scanned with a Kodak ngenuity 9125 or a Panasonic KV-57075C at 300 DPI using Papervision Capture Scan software.Date Digitized2015copyrightNoC-US

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