Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Related to article, "Booth Army Has Parade: General Lauded by Mayor" Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 1935 Salvation Army general Evangeline Booth and Mayor Frank L. Shaw stand at a podium with several other people on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall. Booth wears a bonnet and dress, while Shaw wears a tie, shirt, and jacket. The podium is festooned with patriotic decor. An arch and part of the facade of City Hall can be seen in the background. A young man to the left is seen in an Uncle Sam costume. Booth and her Army membership were in Los Angeles for a Salvation Army parade, and met in congress to discuss their World for God campaign in which they hoped to add a million more members. Mayor Shaw and many Los Angeles citizens welcomed them to the city. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2617-- Salvation Army Parade, General Booth, Mayor Shaw, 10-26-35, [stamped:] OCT 26 1935 Handwritten on nitrate negative: Gen. Booth x Mayor Shaw, 10-26-35
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uclamss_1429_9121 ark:/21198/zz002dh4cd
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Parades & processions--California--Los Angeles Shaw, Frank L., 1877-1958 Booth, Evangeline, 1865-1950 Salvation Army Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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