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Title
Two drummers, a fief player, and a man carrying an American flag at the Pageant of Liberty, Los Angeles, 1926
Date Created and/or Issued
July 5, 1926
1926-07-05
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
Description
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: A12.
Two drummers and a fief player, along with a man carrying an American flag at the Pageant of Liberty. A reporter stands at the left holding a notebook. A float is visible in the background, along with other people dressed in Colonial garb. A crowd looks on at the right.
Reported in the 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, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1926: A1.
Text from newspaper caption: The Spirit of '76
Text from negative sleeve: Pageant of Liberty 1926
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7104
ark:/21198/zz002cxfkt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Historical pageants--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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