[La Tipica Cinco de Mayo Performance]

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Photograph of musicians playing a violin and small, traditional guitar seated in the center of the image, a woman standing behind them playing a xylophone, and a woman facing away from the camera playing a piano at right. Another woman is seated at the far left but does not appear to have an instrument. Printed on back: "One of the highlights of the Cinco de Mayo celebration was the performance of La Tipica, Baytown's own all-female Hispanic orchestra. Members are, from left, Consuelo Chapa, Natalia Coronado, Elvira Martinez, Margarita DeLeon and Lupe Mata."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Creator: Unknown. May 27, 1988.

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Lee College was established as a two-year Junior College in 1931 by the Goosecreek Independent School District, in Baytown. It was created to provide an educational opportunity for students who could not afford it otherwise.

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Photograph of musicians playing a violin and small, traditional guitar seated in the center of the image, a woman standing behind them playing a xylophone, and a woman facing away from the camera playing a piano at right. Another woman is seated at the far left but does not appear to have an instrument. Printed on back: "One of the highlights of the Cinco de Mayo celebration was the performance of La Tipica, Baytown's own all-female Hispanic orchestra. Members are, from left, Consuelo Chapa, Natalia Coronado, Elvira Martinez, Margarita DeLeon and Lupe Mata."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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  • May 27, 1988

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[La Tipica Cinco de Mayo Performance], photograph, May 27, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1352773/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee College.

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