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Gene Biscailuz with cowboy escort and American Indians who arrived from New Mexico at a train station, Los Angeles, 1925

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Title: Gene Biscailuz with cowboy escort and American Indians who arrived from New Mexico at a train station, Los Angeles, 1925
Date Created and/or Issued: May 31, 1925
1925--05-31
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 Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Description: Undersheriff Gene Biscailuz, wearing fez, standing with cowboy escort and Indians from New Mexico at the Santa Fe (La Grande) Station. In all, 61 American Indians traveled from Gallup, New Mexico, to perform ceremonial dances at a Shriners' convention and included members of the following tribes: Hopi, Zuni, Laguna, Cochiti, Navajo, and Cherokee. 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 Jun. 1925: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: Shriners Parade.
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3728_G4480
ark:/21198/zz0002ppcg
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Meetings--California--Los Angeles
Cowboys--California--Los Angeles
Indians of North America--New Mexico
Freemasons--California--Los Angeles
Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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