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Title
Royal party of Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden at the La Brea tar pits, Los Angeles, 1926
Date Created and/or Issued
July 23, 1926
1926-07-23
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
The royal party on a pathway at the La Brea Tar Pits with a guide in front (right), beside Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden, who points towards the ground with his cane. Behind him are the Crown Princess Louise, an unidentified man who points, and Prince Eric Count of Rosenberg holding a cane, and his wife Lois Frances Booth. Reported in "ROYAL PAIR LEAVE CITY: Departure Taken for Yosemite Swedish Crown Prince States Period Spent Here Marks Epoch in Life Large Crowd Waits at Depot to Tender Distinguished Guests Farewell, " Los Angeles Times, 25 July 1926: 1.
Handwritten on negative: Royal party at La Brea Pits
Text from negative sleeve: Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3731_G4780
ark:/21198/z1vn058v
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Princes--Sweden
La Brea Tar Pits (Calif.)
Princesses--Sweden
Erik, Prince, Count of Rosenborg, 1890-1950
Booth, Lois Frances, 1897-1941
Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden, 1882-1973
Louise, Queen, consort of Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden, 1889-1965
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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