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Title
Union Station parade
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Quillen, Harry
Date Created and/or Issued
1939
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Chinese floats in the Union Station opening day parade on May 3, 1939. One says it carries the largest piece of glass ever cast. The float has a display of Chinese railroad workers laying track.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00057449
Harry Quillen Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
A-010-356 4x5; GPC_b80
CARL0000062120
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120293
Subject
Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Chinese Americans--History
Parades--California--Los Angeles
Celebrations--California--Los Angeles
Railroads--California--Los Angeles
Crowds--California--Los Angeles
Spectators--California--Los Angeles
Glass--California--Los Angeles
Lampposts--California--Los Angeles
Street lighting--California--Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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