Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph appears with photo page, "Pageant of Liberty Stirs Throng of 50,000 at the Coliseum," Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1926: Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Thousands Hail Liberty Drama: Pageant Stirs Emotions of Vast Coliseum Crowd: Historical Scenes Enacted at Patriotic Event: New Citizens Introduced as Feature of Spectacle," Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1926: A1. The Declaration of Independence float at the Pageant of Liberty. Men dressed as the Founding Fathers in Colonial garb ride the float. A man driving in the float is visible underneath the table. Men with drums are at the left of the photograph, men dressed as Colonial military are at the right carrying muskets. Text from negative sleeve: Pageant of Liberty 1926 34.014167 Text from newspaper caption: Signing the Declaration of Indpendence
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7099 ark:/21198/zz002cxfd7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Historical pageants--California--Los Angeles Floats (Parades)--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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