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Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Cited sources in LCSH: Alisky, M. Historical dict. of Mexico, 2008 ǂb (Fifth of May (Cinco de Mayo): anniversary of the 1862 Battle of Puebla) Britannica online, June 22, 2012 ǂb (Cinco de Mayo (Spanish, "Fifth of May") also known as the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, national holiday in Mexico) Encyc. of Lat. Am. hist. and culture, c1996 ǂb (Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican national holiday commemorating the triumph of the Mexican army over the French on 5 May 1862, the battle of Puebla)

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Dancers at Cinco de Mayo Celebration (Frame 13), 1972 May 5

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Identifier: U201.01.0097.0014.00002.00001
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Black and white negative depicting two dancers in traditional Mexican costumes at a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1972 May 5

Dancers at Cinco de Mayo Celebration (Frame 17), 1972 May 5

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Identifier: U201.01.0097.0014.00002.00002
Abstract

Black and white negative depicting two dancers in traditional Mexican costumes at a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the University of Denver.

Dates: 1972 May 5

Kizumba Performing at Cinco de Mayo Celebration, 1995 May

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Identifier: U201.01.0097.0014.00001
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Two singers and an electric guitar player perform on the steps outside the Driscoll Student Center on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Several young children are playing on the steps in front of them. (from caption on back): The Afro-Caribbean band "Kizumba" performs at DU's celebration of Cinco de Mayo/May Daze. The event was sponsored by the Latino Student Alliance, the DU Programs Board, and the Office of Minority Affairs.

Dates: 1995 May

The Denver Clarion, vol. 76, issue 80, 1972 May 3

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Identifier: clarion_v076i80_19720503
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Third annual Black Arts Festival expands focus. Slide show presentation feature of SOAR program. Psychiatrist among group to evaluate drug problem. UMAS sponsors “Cinco de Mayo”.

Dates: 1972 May 3

Traditions - Cinco de Mayo Dance, 1972 May 5

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Identifier: U201.01.0097.0014.00002
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Set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of dancers at the University of Denver in Cinco de Mayo 1972.

Dates: 1972 May 5

Traditions - Cinco de Mayo PHOTO, 1972-1999

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Identifier: U201.01.0097.0014
Abstract Images of Cinco de Mayo celebrations at the University of Denver: 3 color slides, including a band performing at a Cinco de Mayo celebration outside of Driscoll Student Center. 1 medium format black and white negative. 4 black and white prints, including the band Kizumba performing at a Cinco de Mayo celebration outside of Driscoll Student Center; the cast of Rosario's Barrio; students in sombreros. 2 color prints, including dancers; and students in sombreros. 4 sets of black and white...
Dates: 1972-1999