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Description
Undersheriff Eugene Biscailuz was in charge of the Indian Committee for the Los Angeles gathering of 'Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.' In this image, wearing a Shriner's hat, he greets Navajo Indians at a train station. On the left is Tall Scout (aka Slau-ee-Nez), a Navajo who had worked as a scout and tracker for the U. S. Army. On his right is a Navajo man named Willow Fence. On the far left holding a blanket is B. I. Staples, a white man who joined the Navajo tribe in 1923. Reported in "SHRINE INVASION REACHES HIGH WATER MARK TODAY: Medinah Temple of Chicago Will Arrive With 1500 in Party; Islam Here in Force," Los Angeles Times, 01 June 1925: A1 Text from negative sleeve: Biscailuz, Eugene. Group shots. Handwritten on negative: L to R- Tall Scout - Gene Biscailuz - Willow Fence - B. I. Staples.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3694_G456 ark:/21198/zz0002nfp9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Freemasons--California--Los Angeles County Navajo Indians Sheriffs--California--Los Angeles County Indians of North America--Clothing Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles Staples, B. I Nez, Slau-ee Fence, Willow Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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