Black and white photo: Man stands with hands outstretched against a white wall with a brimmed hat with feather, casting a large shadow. Onscreen text: Have you ever heard of Tin Tan?
Verónica A. Méndez stands next to a river and mural wearing a hat and gingham dress. Onscreen text: Verónica A. Méndez, Curator, National Museum of American History.
Cartoon drawing of Edward James Olmos in character as El Pachuco wearing a baggy navy suit red shirt with exaggerated collar and hat. Onscreen text: So what's a pachuco?
Verónica A. Méndez reappears.
Black and white photo: A youth wearing a suit with wide legged exaggeratingly draped pants and oversized coat. Onscreen text: You know, Zoot Suit?
Black and white photo: Group of Latino youth making peace signs and painting at the camera
Méndez reappears, now sitting on a bench, with the river in the foreground.
Two stylized paintings both featuring of two African American zoot suiters.
Black and white group photo: Latino and African American zoot suiters
Méndez reappears.
Front page of Borger Daily Herald on June 10, 1943, showing image of Service men "cursing in search of zoot suiters during Los Angeles undeclared war against the great pleat, triumphantly hold aloft pieces they ripped from the clothes of zooters they captured and mauled."
Méndez reappears.
Black and white close up photos of zoot suit pants. WWII propaganda poster reading "Men Working Together!" with three servicemen depicted. Black and white photo of pachuco wearing oversized zoot suit.
Méndez reappears.
Black and white photo: group of zoot suiters standing outside of a police buss with police guards around them.
Méndez reappears.
Color drawing of three Latinas getting ready in one site at a vanity getting her hair styled in a pompadour by another girl and the final girl lays on the bed watching. Onscreen text: Las Pachucas AKA Slick Chicks
Méndez reappears.
Black and white photo: Pachuca with hair piled high in a pompadour wearing a zoot suit with exaggerated collar.
Black and white group photo of 7 Pachucas, some wearing button tops others V-neck sweaters.
Black and white photo: Pachuca with large earrings wearing a skirt suit.
Méndez reappears.
Black and white photo of a pachuca wearing sandals with a large pompadour.
Méndez reappears.
Girlhood (It's Complicated) exhibit flyer showing drawings of girls doing various activities.
Méndez reappears.
Collage image with black and white pictures of Verónica A. Méndez and a Pachuca, Onscreen text: Latinas Talk Latinas, Pachucas: How Fashion Asserts Identity. Logos: National Museum of American History and Smithsonian Latino Center. In English and Spanish.
Logos: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian, and Smithsonian Latino Center.
Onscreen text: Special Thanks to: Christina Gonzalez, Krystal Paul @Fullspectrumlens
Onscreen Text: Images and Music Courtesy of: Arizona Historical Society, Division of Library and Archives; Carmen Lomas Garza. Carmen Lomas Garza, San Francisco, Calif. Letter to Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, New York, N.Y., Not before 1989. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Research Material, 1965-2004. Archies of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-113319; Library of Congress, LC-DIG-FSA-8D24713; McCool/Alamy Stock Photo; Smithsonian National Museum of American History; Shades of L.A. Photo Collection/Los Angeles Public Library; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of the Harmon Foundation; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ricardo and Harriett Romo; "Pachuci Boogie" by Cuarteto Don Ramon Sr. (Son Tosti's Pachuco Boogie Boys) from the recording entitled Pachuco Boogie, ARH07040, Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. (P)(C) 2002. Used by Permission; "Mama" by Emmit Fenn YouTube Audio Library."