Will Rogers’ horse “Soapsuds” with Will Rogers Memorial Celebration attendees, Santa Monica, 1940

Title: Will Rogers’ horse “Soapsuds” with Will Rogers Memorial Celebration attendees, Santa Monica, 1940
Photographer: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Date Created: [circa July 25, 1940]
Date: 1940-07-25
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description: Related to Los Angeles Times article, “Tribute Paid Will Rogers: Five Thousand Persons and 1400 Horses March in Santa Monica Parade Santa Monica Honors Rogers Hundred Thousand See Humorist's Favorite Horse in Parade,” 28 Jul. 1940
The Will Rogers Memorial Celebration and Pageant was a three-day event with proceeds going to the Red Cross. In 1940, the event coincided with the national convention of the Will Rogers Memorial Highway (U.S. 66) Association. Festivities included a tour of Will Rogers Ranch for convention delegates, a rodeo held at Municipal Stadium, and a nightly pageant held at Santa Monica High School.
Will Rogers’ horse “Soapsuds” stands in a hay-lined box under a covered walkway. He is surrounded by men, women and children - all attendees of the Will Rogers' Celebration. A young woman wearing western attire (a cowboy hat, western shirt, scarf tie and jeans) holds his bridle. Probably photographed July 27 during the rodeo at Municipal Stadium, Memorial Park, Santa Monica.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 2901, Will Rogers Celebration, Stage Show - Santa Monica July 25, 26, 27, year 1940. Will's horse "Soapsuds," Leo Carillo. At fence: Tex Cooper in high boots & uniform, Leonard Trainor who takes care of horse, Linda Ware, actress, Carolyn Bartlett
Handwritten on edge of negative: #2

Genre: acetate film
black-and-white photographs
Location: California--Santa Monica
Longitude: 34.019934
Latitude: -118.480598
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Soapsuds (Horse)
Horseback riding--California--Santa Monica
Celebrations--California--Santa Monica

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1300_3400
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002d55bw
Manifest url

Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.