Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph appear with the article, "Booth Army Has Parade: General Lauded by Mayor" Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 1935 A Salvation Army parade procedes on Spring Street. (The associated caption text mentions Broadway Avenue, but the image is actually that of Spring Street.) The ground-level portion, with the stairway entrance, of the old State Building on Spring (now demolished) can be seen. A float with a globe and people dressed as representatives from around the world drives in lieu of a marching band. The image associated with the newspaper article is a close-up, cropped version of the original nitrate negative image. The photograph's angle was most likely taken from an elevated point at City Hall on 200 North Spring Street. Pedestrians and spectators line the sidewalks. Salvation Army General Evangeline Booth and her Army membership were in Los Angeles for the parade, and met in congress to discuss their World for God campaign in which they hoped to add a million more members. Mayor Frank Shaw and many Los Angeles citizens welcomed them to the city. Text from newspaper caption: When the Salvation Army marched up Broadway yesterday, the parade was featured by two large floats, one of them symbolic of the army's world-wide work. It consisted of a globe with representatives of many nations in native costume. ["Booth Army Has Parade: General Lauded by Mayor," Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1935] Text from negative sleeve: 2617. Salvation Army Parade, General Booth, Mayor Shaw, 10-26-35, [stamped:] OCT 26 1935 Handwritten on nitrate negative: Salvation Army Parade, 10-26-35
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_9124 ark:/21198/zz002dh4gz
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No linguistic content
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Floats (Parades)--California--Los Angeles Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles Marching bands Parades & processions--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) State Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Salvation Army
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