Molly Pitcher float at the Pageant of Liberty, Los Angeles, 1926

Description: Molly Pitcher float at the Pageant of Liberty. A woman dressed as Molly Pitcher stands on the float. Men dressed in Colonial garb also ride on the float, and women dressed in costumes walk behind. The float is topped with an American flag and covered with wood. The Lafayette at Valley Forge float is visible in the background.
This photograph appears with photo page, "Pageant of Liberty Stirs Throng of 50,000 at the Coliseum," Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1926:
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Thousands Hail Liberty Drama: Pageant Stirs Emotions of Vast Coliseum Crowd: Historical Scenes Enacted at Patriotic Event: New Citizens Introduced as Feature of Spectacle," Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1926: A1.
Caption: Text from newspaper caption: Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth
Text from negative sleeve: Pageant of Liberty 1926

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Historical pageants--California--Los Angeles
Floats (Parades)--California--Los Angeles
Names: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.014167
Latitude: -118.287778
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_7102
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cxfhs
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