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) 825-2213
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Bird's-eye view of about 60 Medinah Temple members, in fezes and decorated jackets, carrying swords, led by color guard with American flag and flags reading Medinah, Chicago, marching in Shriners' parade, with Union Pacific Freight Depot at right decorated with sign reading Welcome Nobles, about 7 men on roof in midground, crowd at left, parked cars at right, other parade units in foreground and background Probably related to Los Angeles Times article, June 3, 1925, Opening Shrine Pageant Forms Living Rainbow, Thousands in Coliseum and Along Streets Acclaim Brilliant Cortege of Potentate Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Shriners, Parade, 1925 Handwritten at edge of negative: Medinah of Chicago - Patrol
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
3110 uclamss_1429_3110 ark:/21198/zz002cmt6d
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Culture Religion Parades & processions--California--Los Angeles Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Medinah Temple (Chicago, Ill.)
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