Seven African American horsemen in official military uniforms at the Los Angeles Fiesta Parade. In the background is a flower-decorated float. La Fiesta de Los Angeles was an annual multi-day event celebrating Los Angeles and Southern California's cultural heritage. The first celebration was held in April 1894. Canceled during the Spanish-American War, it was revived in 1901 under the new name La Fiesta de las Flores, and it continued through the 1940s. Written on back of photo: Los Angeles Fiesta Parade. Group of black men on horses-floral float in the background. Credit: Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, Inc.
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uclalsc_1889_b17_f08_005a.tif ark:/21198/z18h03tj
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Horses Parades & processions African American men Horsemen and horsewomen Fiesta de Los Ángeles
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