Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections

[Photograph of Esther Campos and Olga Gallegos in a parade float]

Item

ESCA0586.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

[Photograph of Esther Campos and Olga Gallegos in a parade float]

Subject

Photographs
Parades
Parade floats
Public events
Civic leaders--Texas
School board members
Women in politics--Texas
Mexican American women--Texas--Houston
Fotografías
Desfiles
Carrozas
Eventos públicos
Líderes cívicos--Texas
Integrantes de juntas escolares
Mujeres en política--Texas
Mexicanas Americanas--Texas--Houston

Description

Color photograph of a red convertible car used as a parade float carrying Houston Independent School District (HISD) school board members Esther Campos and Olga Gallegos, dressed in traditional Mexican dresses. Campos on left in yellow. Sign on the car reads: Board of Education. Esther Campos, Trustee—District VIII. Olga Gallegos, Assistant Secretary, Trustee—Distrcit III. Gabriel Vasquez, [Trustee]—District I. Parade unknown, possibly the annual Thanksgiving Parade.
Fotografía en color de un automóvil descapotable rojo utilizado como carroza en un desfile, que transporta a las integrantes de la Junta del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston (Houston Independent School District, HISD), Esther Campos y Olga Gallegos, vestidas con trajes tradicionales mexicanos. Campos a la izquierda, con vestido amarillo. El letrero en el automóvil dice: Junta de Educación. Esther Campos, integrante—Distrito VIII. Olga Gallegos, secretaria adjunta, integrante—Distrito III. Gabriel Vasquez, [integrante]—Distrito I. Desfile desconocido, posiblemente el desfile anual de Acción de Gracias.

Rights

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Format

JPEG

Type

still image

Identifier

ESCA0586

Coverage

Houston, Texas

Citation

“[Photograph of Esther Campos and Olga Gallegos in a parade float],” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed October 25, 2025, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/5735.