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[Detail of the mural, The Rebirth of Our Nationality]

Description: Photograph detail of Leo Tanguma's "The Rebirth of Our Nationality", a mural spanning a building on Canal Street in Houston, Texas. The brightly colored mural depicts multiple figures reaching toward each other. At the top of the mural: "To become aware of our history is to become aware of our singularity." The work was completed in 1973 during the Chicano mural movement.
Date: 1973
Creator: Tanguma, Leo
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Ten Club Terpsicore members posing at the White Ball]

Description: Photograph of ten Club Terpsicore members posing at the White Ball at the Rice Hotel Ballroom, 1939-1940. Standing, left to right: Angelita Perez, Virginia Gomez, Lupe Quintanilla, Edelia Cantú, Maria Medrano, Hortensia Ornelas. Seated, left to right: Socoro Garcia, Laurentina Rodriguez, Esther Luna, Catalina Gomez.
Date: [1939..1940]
Creator: Cantú
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Photograph of Luis Jimenez's El Vaquero, Moody Park]

Description: Photograph of El Vaquero, found in Moody Park, North Side, Houston, Texas. The statue in Houston is the first in an edition of five uniquely painted sculptures that can be found throughout the United States. The work, installed in 1980, is a fiberglass form honoring the work of vaqueros and their horses.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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