Lydia Mele, Queen of Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968
Date1968
MediumPhotography; print on Epson brand photo paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 7/16 × 3 7/16in. (8.7 × 8.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Lydia Mele
Object number2017.105.34-.56
DescriptionColor photographs of Lydia Mele, daughter of Olga Mele, as Queen of the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade in 1968.
(.34) Color photograph of Lydia Mele wearing her Queen of the Hartford Puerto Rican parade outfit. She is posing on the lawns of an apartment building. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.35) Blurry color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade.
(.36) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.37) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.38) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade at the Banquet. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.39) Color photograph of Lydia Mele and others at the Banquet, Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.40) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.41) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.42) Color photograph of a float in the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade.
(.43) Color photograph of Lydia Mele [center right], Dr. Julia Ramos McKay [center left], and others at the Banquet for the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.44) Color photograph of Lydia Mele [right], Dr. Julia Ramos McKay [left], and an unidentified man at the Banquet for the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.45) Color photograph of [left to right] Carmen Golas, Lydia Mele, unidentified woman, and Dr. Julia Ramos McKay at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.46) Color photograph of Lydia and Olga Mele at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.47) Color photograph of Lydia Mele and others at the Banquet for Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.48) Color photograph of two unidentified women in the back of a convertible driving in the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.49) Color photograph of [left to right] Carmen Golas, Lydia Mele, and Dr. Julia Ramos McKay in the back of a convertible driving in the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.50) Color photograph of Lydia Mele at the Banquet for Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.51) Color photograph of Lydia Mele and an unidentified girl, the Queen and Princess of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown. The unidentified Princess of the Puerto Rican Parade wears a short-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak and a crown.
(.52) Color photograph of Lydia Mele [center], Reverend Segundo Las Heras [right], and an unidentified member of the Catholic clergy.
(.53) Color photograph of Lydia Mele at the Banquet for Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.54) Color photograph of [left to right] Carmen Golas, Lydia Mele, unidentified woman, and Dr. Julia Ramos McKay at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.55) Color photograph of Olga and Lydia Mele at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.56) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen, and the unidentified Princess of the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.34) Color photograph of Lydia Mele wearing her Queen of the Hartford Puerto Rican parade outfit. She is posing on the lawns of an apartment building. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.35) Blurry color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade.
(.36) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.37) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.38) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade at the Banquet. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.39) Color photograph of Lydia Mele and others at the Banquet, Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.40) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.41) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown.
(.42) Color photograph of a float in the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade.
(.43) Color photograph of Lydia Mele [center right], Dr. Julia Ramos McKay [center left], and others at the Banquet for the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.44) Color photograph of Lydia Mele [right], Dr. Julia Ramos McKay [left], and an unidentified man at the Banquet for the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.45) Color photograph of [left to right] Carmen Golas, Lydia Mele, unidentified woman, and Dr. Julia Ramos McKay at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.46) Color photograph of Lydia and Olga Mele at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.47) Color photograph of Lydia Mele and others at the Banquet for Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.48) Color photograph of two unidentified women in the back of a convertible driving in the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.49) Color photograph of [left to right] Carmen Golas, Lydia Mele, and Dr. Julia Ramos McKay in the back of a convertible driving in the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.50) Color photograph of Lydia Mele at the Banquet for Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.51) Color photograph of Lydia Mele and an unidentified girl, the Queen and Princess of the 1968 Hartford Puerto Rican Parade. Mele wears a long-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak, and her dark hair is worn in an updo and topped with a crown. The unidentified Princess of the Puerto Rican Parade wears a short-sleeved white dress topped with a gold-trimmed red sleeveless cloak and a crown.
(.52) Color photograph of Lydia Mele [center], Reverend Segundo Las Heras [right], and an unidentified member of the Catholic clergy.
(.53) Color photograph of Lydia Mele at the Banquet for Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.54) Color photograph of [left to right] Carmen Golas, Lydia Mele, unidentified woman, and Dr. Julia Ramos McKay at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.55) Color photograph of Olga and Lydia Mele at the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
(.56) Color photograph of Lydia Mele, Queen, and the unidentified Princess of the Hartford Puerto Rican Parade, 1968.
Status
Not on view2000 May 10
