All female marching band and Ladies' Auxiliary groups in the California-Nevada Department, Grand Army of the Republic parade, Santa Monica, 1938

Item Overview

Title

All female marching band and Ladies' Auxiliary groups in the California-Nevada Department, Grand Army of the Republic parade, Santa Monica, 1938

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

May 4, 1938

Date

1938-05-04

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Photograph of an all female marching band and Ladies' Auxiliary groups marching in the annual parade of the California-Nevada Department, Grand Army of the Republic. They are lead by a five member band - two playing wood-wind instruments, three playing drums and bass drum. They wear dark military caps embroidered with "OUV," dark colored jackets and white skirts. They are followed by women wearing white military caps, blouses with ties, vests, and skirts. Additional women's groups proceed behind them. The procession follows Wilshire Boulevard and is captured nearing 3rd Street. Automobiles are parked along the commercial thoroughfare in front of a two-story building with a variety of stores on the ground floor. Signs on the building and printed on awnings read: "Medical Building," “[The D.B Wright Invest]ment… [Real Estate Insurance] Rentals… 321...Estate,” “Marinello” “Health Foods... 325 Santa Monica Health Food Co.,” “Medical Building 327; “…Shoppe” and “Templeman’s.” An additional store front (name illegible) sits next to a corner space drug store. Farther down the street, a Texaco gas station and its sign are viewed next to the Leon Apartments.
The parade was part of the 71st annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of California and Nevada was held in Santa Monica, May 1-6, 1938. The event was noted in the article, “All but Two Ride in Parade: Pair of Nonagenarian G.A.R. Veterans Still Able to March Afoot,” Los Angeles Times, 5 May 1938: A2

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2875. Veterans Parade, Santa Monica, 1938.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Grand Army of the Republic. Department of California

Location

California--Santa Monica

Latitude

34.018401
-118.499163

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Parades & processions--California--Santa Monica
Marching bands