The City that Celebrates

Young Puerto Rican girl posing in front of a backdrop - sketched on a stage flat – at the SETAS "Spanish-English Theatre Arts School" in East Harlem, located at 219 East 109th Street (Manhattan, New York). Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1966). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 1.368

Young African American man with a saxophone hanging from his neck, playing a piccolo at the SETAS "Spanish-English Theatre Arts School" in East Harlem, located at 219 East 109th Street (Manhattan, New York). Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1968). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 2.151

Photographer taking a picture of a man disguised as a Spanish conquistador placing his helmet on a girl disguised as a majorette, standing beside a carriage during the "Columbus Day Parade", which commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in America, in Manhattan (New York). Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1968). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 2.267

Man on a float, recreating a boat, fixing a giantess' dress during the "Columbus Day Parade", which commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in America, on 5th Avenue (Manhattan, New York). Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1968). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 2.272

Man with the book Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl in his right hand - displaying the spine -, at the "Columbus Day Parade", which commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in America, as it travels down 5th Avenue (Manhattan, New York). He might possibly be an American Indian. Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1968). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 2.268

Spanish giant at the "Columbus Day Parade", which commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in America, as it travels down 7th Avenue (Manhattan, New York). Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1968). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 2.008

Spectators in front of the "Mandarin Shops" on Mott Street during the parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Chinatown (Manhattan, New York). Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1959). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 582

Young Chinese man carrying a banner with the number 8, valued by the Chinese for its perfect symmetry, at the parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Chinatown (Manhattan, New York). Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1968). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 2.018

Sailors folding sails at the bow of the "Juan Sebastián Elcano" training ship in New York Harbor, East River. In the background, the American International Building skyscraper. Photo by: Carles Fontserè (1959). Pla de l’Estany Regional Archive, Carles Fontserè Collection, 544