Bright colours are used to decorate a car in a parade by the Chicano community in Los Angeles, California, USA 1970 (Chicanos and Chicanas are men and women of Mexican descent). Independence Day (Día de la Independencia) is a public holiday in Mexico on the 16th September to celebrate liberation from Spanish rule in 1810. A Mexican flag flies alongside an American one and the green white and red colours of the Mexican flag dominate. The women wear brightly-coloured traditional dress.
Bright colours are used to decorate a car in a parade by the Chicano community in Los Angeles, California, USA 1970 (Chicanos and Chicanas are men and women of Mexican descent). Independence Day (Día de la Independencia) is a public holiday in Mexico on the 16th September to celebrate liberation from Spanish rule in 1810. A Mexican flag flies alongside an American one and the green white and red colours of the Mexican flag dominate. The women wear brightly-coloured traditional dress. This image is from a transparency taken by an amateur photographer and was shot in poor lighting conditions. It will look soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1970s photograph.
Size: 3041px × 2042px
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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