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Mexican children

United States, 1938
film

A day in the life of a Mexican family following their two children: attending school; having lunch with their family; attending a fiesta.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Families: alike and different

United States, 1976
Similarity: 75%

People of Mexico

United States, 1939
Similarity: 75%

Spanish children

United States, 1948
Similarity: 74%

Life of a Philippine family

United States, 1957
Similarity: 74%

Indian family : modern Mayan

United States, 1969
Similarity: 74%

English children: life in the city

United States, 1949
Similarity: 73%

Children of the street

Canada, 1978
Similarity: 73%

Italian children

United States, 1950
Similarity: 73%

Families: helping out

United States, 1976
Similarity: 73%

Families: teaching and learning

United States, 1976
Similarity: 73%

Rural life of Mexico

United States, 1945
Similarity: 72%

Mexico: four views

United States, 1975
Similarity: 72%

A Day in the life of a child

Australia, 1989
Similarity: 72%

Child of the Philippines: no time to play

United States, 1979
Similarity: 72%

A Family of Tokyo

Japan, 1968
Similarity: 71%

Arabian children

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 71%

Children of China

United States, 1940
Similarity: 71%

Children of Switzerland

United States, 1940
Similarity: 71%
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