Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Chorus sings in the stands at the Pageant of Liberty. The conductor stands on a platform in front of the singers. Most of the female singers wear white dresses and hats. The men wear jackets and ties. On either side of the chorus, a crowd looks on from the stands. A band is in a pit at ground level. This photograph appears with photo page, "Pageant of Liberty Stirs Throng of 50,000 at the Coliseum," Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1926: A12. 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. Text from newspaper caption: The Chorus of 500 Trained Voices Text from negative sleeve: Pageant of Liberty 1926
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7103 ark:/21198/zz002cxfj9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Singers Historical pageants--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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