Man dressed as a king and woman in an angel's costume prepare backstage for the Three Kings' Day pageant at La Alianza Hispana, Roxbury, Mass.
Description:
Beginning in 1977 through 1989, La Alianza Hispana hosted a Three Kings' Day celebration, an important religious holiday for Latinos generally observed on January 6, twelve days after Christmas. The event was administered annually by Youth Development Unit of La Alianza Hispana. The Three Kings' Day celebrations at La Alianza Hispana included a reenactment of this event, sometimes with a pageant, party, and gifts. The woman in this image is fixing her costume while the man is leaning on a desk; they are in an office at La Alianza Hispana, with library books on the shelves behind them.
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Notes (acquisition):
Donated by La Alianza Hispana.
Notes (funding):
This project was partially funded with federal assistance from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
