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Title: Cabrillo's beach landing reenacted at the Malibu Remuda, 1947
Creator: Pacific Press Photos
Date Created and/or Issued: 1947-09-27
Publication Information: Pepperdine University Libraries
Malibu Historical Photograph Collection [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection: Malibu Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information: Copyright to photographs in this collection, in most cases, is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Such parties should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description: Actors and locals gather on the beach just east of the Malibu Pier during a reenactment of the 1542 beach landing by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. This was the opening event of the Malibu Remuda, a two-day celebration of Malibu's culture and heritage held September 27-28, 1947. Frank Morgan, famous for his role in "The Wizard of Oz," played Cabrillo, disembarking from his personal yacht and rowing ashore. From left to right: Jimmy Wallington (President of the Malibu Remuda), Rev. Augustine Hobrecht (director of the nearby Serra Retreat), June Havoc (actress and Remuda Queen), Frank Morgan, and John McNabb. The Malibu Remuda featured an impressive display of horses (over 900 riders), in addition to a circus, a "western bathing beauty contest," aquatic races, and an air show. The event was sponsored by the Malibu post of the American Legion, and proceeds were intended to fund the building of a local post clubhouse.
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Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: malibu00007.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll8/id/4
Subject: Horse shows
Events
Celebrations
Festivals
Theatrical productions
Celebrities
Actors
Clergy
Coastlines
Beaches
Armor
Malibu (Calif.)
Havoc, June
Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949
Wallington, Jimmy
Serra Retreat (Malibu, Calif.)
Malibu Historical Collection
Source: Lani Netter Collection of Malibu Photographs 0118: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8ns0x0h
Black and white photographic print, 8 x 10 inches;
Box 1, Folder 1 (Netter1-1)
Relation: Malibu Historical Photograph Collection
Provenance: Donated by Lani Netter with thanks to the Malibu Times and Reeves Templeman.

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