Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Shriners sit around a carpeted floor, dressed in stylized costumes of ancient Arabia. Five men appear to be part of the fraternal organization, dressed in the ostentatious wear of the nobility, while one man is dressed the part of a servant. The Al Malaikah Shrine Temple of Los Angeles hosted a pageant, of which the theme was One Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights. The event was hosted at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Related to article, "Shrine's Arabian Nights Show Fills Coliseum." Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 1935 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2650-- Shrine Circus, 10-20-35, [stamped:] 10-20-35 Handwritten on nitrate negative: Shrine D-[?] Benefit, 10-20-35
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9166 ark:/21198/zz002dh5x5
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fraternal Organizations--California--Los Angeles Pageants--California--Los Angeles Costumes Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Al Malaikah Temple (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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