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May 1942. "Novato, California. Drill team which participated in the parade at the Portuguese-American Festival of the Holy Ghost." Acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size.
I am wondering why the legend is labelled 'Novato' when the banner says 'San Rafael'? In 1942 those two cities were about 25 miles distant from each other.
[It says Novato because that’s where they are. The banner says San Rafael because that’s where they’re from. And in 2023, those places are only 11 miles apart. - Dave]
Miss Five-from-the-Left has had better days than the one she is having. Misses Ten- and Twelve-from-the-Left are definitely involved in a plot of some kind. But everyone's boots are nice and white.
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