Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A stage with a white tent is lit by stadium lights. The stage is set at an end of the arena field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Dozens of people in stylized costumes of ancient Arabia sit upon the stage and in front of the stage. Hundreds or possibly thousands of spectators can be seen sitting in the stadium. The photograph was taken at night. The Al Malaikah Shrine Temple of Los Angeles hosted a pageant, of which the theme was One Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights. Related to article, "Shrine's Arabian Nights Show Fills Coliseum" [Los Angeles Times, October 22, 1935] Handwritten on nitrate negative: Shrine Circus, 10-20-35 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2650-- Shrine Circus, 10-20-35, [stamped:] 10-20-35
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_9167 ark:/21198/zz002dh5zp
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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.)
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