/ Amos and Andy float in a school parade, Alhambra, 1937

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Title: Amos and Andy float in a school parade, Alhambra, 1937
Contributor: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued: May 8, 1937
1937-05-08
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Amos and Andy float in a school parade. The two boys on the float appear to be in blackface. The side of the float reads, "Engine room... Amos... This way in... Andy... Air cooled..." There are other people in the background dressed up for the parade. The photograph is slightly blurry.
Text from negative sleeve: 173. Alhambra, Calif. May 8, 1937. A school parade in which H. H. West [Jr.] marched and played with the Glendale, High School band.
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Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1998_000173_001
ark:/21198/zz002hpqf4
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Parades & processions--California--Alhambra
Source: West (H. H.) Collection

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