| Title |
First Lady Mrs. Carlos P. Garcia visits children's hospital with Mrs. Florencio Moreno, Washington D.C., June 18, 1958
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| Description |
Press photograph of First Lady Mrs. Carlos P. Garcia visiting children's hospital, June 18, 1958. The caption for the photograph reads, " Mrs. Carlos P. Garcia, wife of the Phillippines President visits Children's Hospital 6/18 where she is shown (left) with Mrs. Florencio Moreno, wife of the Secretary of Public Works, watching one of the patients, polio victim Roy Arnold, 2, being treated in a bath." Mrs. Florencio Moreno is wearing a formal dress known as a "mestiza" dress, and Mrs. Carlos Garcia is possibly wearing a "baro't saya." Traditionally, part of the "baro't saya" is made with fibers from pineapple leaves, called "pina." Donated by Teresa Carandang.
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| Extent |
24 x 18 cm; 2 images; Photograph; monochrome; color |
| Date |
1958-06-18 |
| Location |
District of Columbia; United States; North America; Washington |
| Subject(s) |
Hospitals; Poliomyelitis; Visits of state; Children; Bathing; Clothing & dress-- Filipino; Moreno, Florencio; Garcia, Carlos P. (Carlos Polestico), 1896-1971; Garcia, Leonila, 1906-1994; Women -- Philippines |
| Citation |
Rita M. Cacas Filipino American Community Archives, Accession 2015-162, Series 16, Box 2, Folder 16, Item 5 |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/34744
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#InC-NC
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