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Woman waves from palanquin at shrine pageant, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1935

Description:
A woman waves from a palanquin carried by several men. She wears a bikini outfit made of gleaming material. Her palanquin bearers are in what appears to be African-dress. A shriner in a fez and jacket walks beside the procession. The Al Malaikah Shrine Temple of Los Angeles hosted a pageant, of which the theme was One Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights. The event was hosted at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Date:
October 20, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
Woman waves from palanquin at shrine pageant, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1935

William Jennings Bryan, Jr., speaking at Armistice Day observance, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Possibly related to the article, “Impressive Exercises Mark Los Angeles’ Observance of Armistice Day.” Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 1934. The article states: … Bryan Speaks. Thus did William Jennings Bryan, Jr., son of the “Great Commoner,” visualize the present problem. …
Date:
November 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
William Jennings Bryan, Jr., speaking at Armistice Day observance, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1934

View of the track and people preparing for a track event at the Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
View of the track and people preparing for a track event at the Olympic Games. What appears to be a large tarp is visible on the ground in the foreground. In the background, people stand by the track, including athletes in shorts. The seats of the stadium are visible in the background.
Date:
[July 30-August 14, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the track and people preparing for a track event at the Olympic Games, Los Angeles, 1932

Van Ness Avenue School students on float, Shriners' parade, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Related to Los Angeles Times article, June 6, 1925, “California the Golden” Notable Achievement, Spectacle of Schools Depicting History of State Acclaimed by Visiting Shriners. The public schools’ contribution to the Shrine entertainment, “California the Golden” … "The San Carlos," Van-Ness-avenue school ...
Date:
June 5, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
Van Ness Avenue School students on float, Shriners' parade, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1925

U.S.C. vaulter knocks over the bar on his pole-vault attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]

Description:
At center, a U.S.C. vaulter is captured falling through the air after he knocks over the bar during a vault attempt. His body is angled away from camera and faces slightly right. He extends his right arm outward. Beneath him, the bar is visible falling to the ground. At center, the pole stands upright on an angle to the left. On the ground, two meet officials stand at left, beside the vaulting area, and watch the vaulter. The field sprawls into the distance. A few people at right face towards the vaulter. Empty stadium seats and the Coliseum's main entrance stretch across the background.
Date:
[circa February 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
U.S.C. vaulter knocks over the bar on his pole-vault attempt during the U.S.C. and Occidental dual track meet, Los Angeles, [1926]
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