Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade (or La Fiesta de las Flores), Spring Street, north from First Street, 1903. A flower decorated vehicle with a man driving it and a woman following directly behind it leads a group of marching soldiers who are carrying flags. Immediately behind them are about a dozen caballeros (horsemen). Hundreds of people crowd the sidewalk along both sides of the street. Some are sitting on balconies, peering through windows, or looking down from rooftops of the two and three story businesses. Legible signs include: "Dental College Infirmary, Free Dental Clinic", "Putnam Commercial Photograph[y]", "Corona Blanca", "126, H.J. Woollacott, 124", "Ice Cream, Keystone", "The Hub", "122, Famous Clothing Company, 120", "Keystone Restaurant", "Watches and Jewelry", "38-40".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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