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Title
Fred Meyer leads Flag Day program at “Old Glory Braves” ceremonial, Los Angeles, 1939
Contributor
Wallace, Gordon Charles, 1909-1992
Date Created and/or Issued
June 15, 1939
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.
Negative sleeve refers to Federal Courthouse located at 321 N. Spring Street in Los Angeles.
A crowd of people gather to watch “Old Glory Braves” Flag Day ceremonial. Fred Meyer (left) speaks into the microphone on stage with Chief Many Treaties (second from left), conductor of ceremonies, and Blue Bird, a Cherokee; Rolling Cloud, a Creek; Big Tree, an Iroquois; and High Sky, a Shawnee.
Possibly related to the article, “City Observes Anniversary of National Emblem,” Los Angeles Times, 15 June 1939: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: 12667—[stamped:] JUN 22 1939 [handwritten:] Flag Day Ceremony Federal Building 6/15/1939 [stamped”] L.A. TIMES PHOTO BY GORDON WALLACE
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11668
ark:/21198/zz002h8g6r
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Rites & Ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Flag Day
Indigenous peoples
Many Treaties, Chief, 1875-1948
Meyer, Fred
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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