Genre: glass plate negatives / Names: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Nine American Indians pose for a photograph on their arrival at the Santa Fe train (La Grande) Station at 2nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue. They travelled with a group of 61 American Indians from Gallup, New Mexico, to perform ceremonial dances at a Shriners' convention. The group of 61 included members of the following tribes: Hopi, Zuni, Laguna, Cochiti, Navajo, and Cherokee. The men in this photograph are wearing traditional clothing and jewelry. The five standing men wear knee high moccasins, and concho belts, and are holding rattles. Eight of the men wear necklaces, including two stand men, 2nd and 4th from left, who wear squash blossom necklaces. Reported in "Shrine invasion reaches high water mark today: Medinah Temple of Chicago will arrive with 1500 in party; Islam here in force," Los Angeles Times, 01 Jun. 1925: A1.
Date:: May 31, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Undersheriff Gene Biscailuz, wearing fez, standing with cowboy escort and Indians from New Mexico at the Santa Fe (La Grande) Station. In all, 61 American Indians traveled from Gallup, New Mexico, to perform ceremonial dances at a Shriners' convention and included members of the following tribes: Hopi, Zuni, Laguna, Cochiti, Navajo, and Cherokee. Reported in "Shrine invasion reaches high water mark today: Medinah Temple of Chicago will arrive with 1500 in party; Islam here in force," Los Angeles Times, 01 Jun. 1925: A1.
Date:: May 31, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Nine American Indians pose for a photograph on their arrival at the Santa Fe train (La Grande) Station at 2nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue. They travelled with a group of 61 American Indians from Gallup, New Mexico, to perform ceremonial dances at a Shriners' convention. The group of 61 included members of the following tribes: Hopi, Zuni, Laguna, Cochiti, Navajo, and Cherokee. The men in this photograph are wearing traditional clothing and jewelry. The five standing men wear knee high moccasins, and concho belts, and are holding rattles. Eight of the men wear necklaces, including two stand men, 2nd and 4th from left, who wear squash blossom necklaces. Reported in "Shrine invasion reaches high water mark today: Medinah Temple of Chicago will arrive with 1500 in party; Islam here in force," Los Angeles Times, 01 Jun. 1925: A1.
Date:: May 31, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Judge Guy F. Bush (right) a man wearing a fez, hold a man over a wooden horse. The man has one foot on the wooden horse and each Shriner member is holding his hand.
Date:: [between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Portrait photograph of Harry Burgess, Imperial Potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America, aka Shriners. He wears a fez and tuxedo. On the tuxedo jacket is an Imperial Potentate badge.
Date:: [between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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