An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Nikki Lettunich (7 years old, daughter of Mr. N.J Lettunich) Jack & Jill's childrens shop, 1950. Party dress of orchid yellow short circular skirt: grapefruit membrane ruffling. Bodice & Bonnet: bachelor button petals. Shoes: glypsolphelia seed sprayed with Lacquer. Became Ms. Texas.

Photograph of a man picking fruit from a tree, with a row of trees in the distance behind him.

Photograph of a man picking fruit from a long row of trees and packing it into crates.

Photograph of a man standing in a large wooden crate emptying fruit into a washing area.

Photograph of men loading produce onto trucks parked outside of a building.

Photograph of workers walking in lines between rows of fruit trees on a farm.

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The people are scattered around the front lawn, walkway, and sidewalk. The church behind them is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. Bushes line the front of the lawn.

Photograph of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The church has white woos siding and round-arched windows. People are mingling across the front lawn. Bushes are scattered around the lawn. Automobiles are parked on the road in the foreground.

Photograph of a group of people standing on the front lawn of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The group consists of men, women, and children. One little boy is standing on the sidewalk in the foreground. The church behind the group is white with wood siding and round-arched windows.

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The people are gathered together on the front lawn. One man is standing on the road in the foreground. The church behind the group is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. Small bushes line the edge of the front lawn.

Photograph of the side view of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The building has white wood siding and a gray shingle roof. Windows are evenly spaced along the side of the building. In front is a low fence. Trees are visible on either side of the frame.

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Evening gown of lavender bachelor button petals w/white petals of trim.

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Claricia Balli is wearing a suit made of shattered green fern. The lapels and her purse are made of mums and the hat and shoes are of the fern trimmed in mums.

Photograph of the Lamar Junior High School in McAllen, Texas.