Mabel Milwain and Joe Vacca Candid Portrait

Image

Mabel Milwain and Joe Vacca Candid Portrait
Mabel Milwain and Joe Vacca Candid Portrait verso

Title

Mabel Milwain and Joe Vacca Candid Portrait

Identifier

26323

Source

Jack Miller Collection, 1993

Description

Joe Vacca on left holds a giant key reading "Oxnard 1935" and "Greetings San Jose", while Mabel Milwain at right stands next to him with one hand on her hip and the other gesturing upward. Both appear to be sharing a laugh.

Vacca was the past Sachem of the Matilija tribe of Oxnard No. 176. He is wearing traditional Native American clothing. Milwain is the Assistant Secretary of Chamber of Commerce. Additional information attached to the image verso.

Creator

Miller, Jack

Date

1934

Format

Portrait, Group
25.3 x 20.5 cm
Black and white photograph

Subject

Vacca, Joe
Milwain, Mabel

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.

Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Tags

Citation

Miller, Jack, “Mabel Milwain and Joe Vacca Candid Portrait,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed November 23, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/4897.