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Chinese float with cake replica of City Hall at dedication parade, Los Angeles, 1928

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Title: Chinese float with cake replica of City Hall at dedication parade, Los Angeles, 1928
Date Created and/or Issued: Apr. 26, 1928
1928-04-26
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Related to the Los Angeles Times article: "Great Parade Stirs City -- Colorful Chinese Floats Prove Feature of Five-Mile Tribute to new Civic Building," Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 1928: A1.
A float consisting of a model of the new Los Angeles City Hall in the form of a large white cake represents the Chinese residents of Los Angeles at the dedication ceremony parade. Banners along the float anounce, "Compliment from Bing Kong Tong". A man dressed as a chef rides on the float. This was one of the more popular floats at the parade.
Text on negative sleeve: LA City Hall Dedication
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9826
ark:/21198/zz002dhzpn
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Dedications--California--Los Angeles
Floats (Parades)--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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