Shriners drum corps in the California-Nevada Department, Grand Army of the Republic parade, Santa Monica, 1938

Title: Shriners drum corps 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

Description: 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
Photograph of a Shriners drum corps in the annual California-Nevada Department, Grand Army of the Republic parade. The drummers wear light-colored shirts and pants with sashes around the waist, bow ties and Shriner's hats. The men are led by a drum major wearing a suit and tie. The procession follows Wilshire Boulevard and is captured here at Third Street. Automobiles are parked along the commercial thoroughfare in front of a variety of businesses. One auto advertises a business on the driver's side door. Text reads: "Bay Cities Electic Co., 1436 4th St. Arcade, Phone 21288 [or 0]." Signs on the buildings and printed on awnings read: “Yardage, Woolen,” “Maher Music Co.,” “Wilshire Cafeteria,” “Pan Pan Studios, Honey Bell Gifts, “The D.B Wright Investment Co.," “Marinello” and “Health Foods.”
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 2875. Veterans Parade, Santa Monica, 1938.

Genre: acetate film
black-and-white photographs
Names: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America
Grand Army of the Republic. Department of California
Location: California--Santa Monica
Longitude: 34.018401
Latitude: -118.499163
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Parades & processions--California--Santa Monica
Marching bands

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1300_5612
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002d7tj2
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.