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) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. This photograph was likely taken on September 4, 1931, during the Parade of Four Flags. 200,000 spectators gathered to watch the Parade on opening day of la Fiesta de Los Angeles. The parade route was along Figueroa St, between Olympic Blvd and Washington Blvd. Nine people sit atop and inside a carriage. Some are carrying instruments and are dressed in period costume. The side of the carriage reads, "Rancheros Visitadores." Handwritten on negative: La Fiesta Parade Text from negative sleeve: Parade La Fiesta no contacts Sept. 1931 not printed 8/79
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2538 ark:/21198/zz002dcb2v
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parades & processions--California--Los Angeles Carriages & coaches--American--California--Los Angeles Musical instruments--California--Los Angeles Fiesta de Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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