Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an Organized Labor Float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1909. Four men dressed in helmets, tunics and sandals, in the manner of what appears to the Greek god Mercury, attend the horse-drawn float. The cart which they pull appears to have a large bush on it, as well as a nautical anchor made from flowers. The side reads "Organized Labor" before dropping down to the cloth skirt that hides the wheels. A fifth man sits at the helm of the float, manning the reigns. He wears a more lavish helmet than his fellow laborers and checked pants. A sign and an American flag are partially visible in the left background, as a clapboard-sided house is to the right, behind a line of trees. Streetcar rails can be seen in the foreground of the unpaved street.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : transparency, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. transparencies photographic prints photographs
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