Captain Margaret Steed leads the American Legion Auxiliary drill team, San Gabriel, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Captain Margaret Steed leads the American Legion Auxiliary drill team, San Gabriel, 1935

Date Created

September 7, 1935

Date

1935-09-07

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

San Gabriel, the oldest Christian community in Los Angeles County, is host to the Southland in a three-day festival celebrating her 164th birthday anniversary.
Margaret and the rest of the drill team stand in formation wearing matching uniforms. They wear arm cuffs, shiny sleeveless shirts, long pants, white shoes, and cylindrical hats with small visors. Margaret holds a very long baton in front of her.
Photograph appears with the article, "San Gabriel Festival Coronation Conducted," Los Angeles Times, 08 Sep 1935: 24.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Pasadena American Legion
Text from newspaper caption: Alhambra American Legion Auxiliary drill team, which last month won the State championship at the Fresno State convention, formed a colorful parade unit at San Gabriel. Capt. Margaret Steed is shown with baton at head of the unit.
Text from negative sleeve: 2050 - Margaret Steed leading Womens auxiliary of American Legion. San Gabriel Fiesta Parade 9-7-35 [stamped:] Sep 19 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Steed, Margaret, 1899-1986

Location

San Gabriel (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Parades & processions--California--San Gabriel
Drill Teams
Festivals--California--San Gabriel
Utility poles--California--San Gabriel
Uniforms