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. View of a flower-covered wagon displaying American flags in the La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade. The flowers are Easter Lilies, and white roses. The wagon is led by four horses and the driver is an African American man in a firefighter’s uniform. One African American man dressed in a firefighter’s uniform stands behind the wagon. Two white men in firefighter uniforms ride in a separate cart on the left. There are storefronts along the street behind the wagon. Written on back of photo: Negro Firemen's float in L.A. Fiesta Parade 1909 with Lieut. George Bright, Driver; Walter Brown Sr., at right; Harry Brown, behind wagon.
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Coach drivers African American men Horses Carts & wagons Fiesta de Los Ángeles Brown, Walter R., b. 1894 or 95 Brown, Harry Bright, George W. (George Washington), 1862-1937
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