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Collection Description

The collection contains 62 posters, broadsides, and advertisements related to the Chicano movement. The materials are from the early 1970s through the 1980s.

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Cinco de Mayo celebration
A photograph of Benito Juarez serves as the background of the poster. Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Cinco de Mayo dance
A photograph of Emiliano Zapata standing with one hand in his pocket serves as the background of the poster. Event: Cinco de Mayo Dance Sponsors: Anti-Bakke Defense Coalition; Chicano Park Steering Committee Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Cinco de Mayo: caravan of stars
Poster is bright pink with black lettering and stars scattered throughout the text. Event: Cinco de Mayo Caravan of Stars Dance; The Chantels Sponsors: 1090 XPRS; Chicano Federation of San Diego County Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Corazón del parque
Poster is a photograph of the kiosk at Chicano Park between two freeway bridges. Title translation: "Heart of the Park" Event: Corazón del Parque Eighth Anniversary Celebration Sponsor: Chicano Park Steering Committee Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Crusade for justice
Poster depicts profiles of a man and woman, side by side. Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
El Chicano
Poster is white with blue lettering and a blue border. The top of the poster depicts Chicano Park with the Coronado Bridge in the background. Instruments such as a drum, guitar and maracas are sitting on the grass, framed by two palm trees Event: El Chicano Sponsor: Chicano Federation of San Diego County Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
El Quetzal
Poster depicts a man with a quetzal bird's body. He is gripping barbed wire in one hand, and a stick in the other. Physical condition is poor., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
El dia de la raza
Poster depicts an old 1950's style car with a MECHA symbol in the lower right corner. Title translation: "Day of the People" Event: El Dia de la Raza First Annual Custom Car Show Sponsors: Mecha (Organization); University of San Diego., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Festival de los teatros Chicanos
Poster depicts a skeleton smoking a cigar, and a blue devil with yellow pitchfork performing on a stage in front of an audience. The number "8" appears in the upper center part of the stage background. Title translation: "Chicano Theater Festival" Event: Festival De Los Teatros Chicanos Sponsors: Centro Cultural de la Raza; Teatro Nacional de Aztlán; University of San Diego Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Flor y canto al aire libre
Poster is bright orange with the profile of a face in the upper right corner, and a large circular black and orange abstract design in the center. Title translation: "Flower and song outdoors" Event: Recital de Poesia Chicana. Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Grupo Mascarones
Poster portrays two columns of skulls. Within the columns are eight skeletons holding a portrait of a man with a mustache (J.G. Posada) Event: Grupo Mascarones Sponsors: California Arts Council; Centro Cultural de la Raza Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
Hasta la victoria siempre
Poster is a copy of the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper front page from vol. 53, no. 13, March 9, 1916. Pancho Villa's photograph is in the center of the page. Slogan "Forever, until victory" originally used by Che Guevera. Title translation: "Forever, until victory" Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval

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