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Compton "Kitarettes" strut their stuff

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Ruebsamen, James

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Everyone loves a parade, and Watts residents are no exception. Threatening skies notwithstanding, it was the kind of day to stomp your feet and clap your hands, as the Compton "Kitarettes" show the crowd the proper technique at the 22nd annual Watts-Willowbrook Parade. Photo dated: December 6, 1986.
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Los Angeles Public Library

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California Digital Library

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. California
  3. Herald Examiner Collection Photographs
  4. Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photographs
  5. Parades
  6. Watts (Los Angeles)

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