William Parmalee rides in a covered wagon at the La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade, Los Angeles, 1931

Title: William Parmalee rides in a covered wagon at the La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade, Los Angeles, 1931
Date Created: September 4, 1931
Date: 1931-09-04
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: A bearded man, William Parmalee (left), rides alongside a driver on a covered wagon pulled by horses. Behind them are two indigenous men on horseback, also part of the parade.
This photograph appears with the headline, “City Acclaims La Fiesta Opening in Colorful Pageant,” Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep 1931: A1.
200,000 spectators gathered to watch the Parade of Four Flags on opening day of la Fiesta de Los Angeles. The parade route was along Figueroa St, between Olympic Blvd and Washington Blvd.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Covered wagon La Fiesta
Text from newspaper caption: Covered Wagon Featuring William Parmalee
Text from negative sleeve: Parade La Fiesta no contacts Sept. 1931 not printed 8/79

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Parmalee, William
Fiesta de Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.035048
Latitude: -118.271688
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Parades & processions--California--Los Angeles
Covered wagons--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_2541
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dcb5d
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Rights Country: US
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