View from grandstand of uniformed band performing on fenced track, with audience in foreground, horseback riders in background. The event is the Desert Circus Rodeo.
A row of men on horseback face the Desert Circus Rodeo audience in the grandstands (not visible, on the right). The riders wear hats and are dressed in western style attire, with the rider on the far left in a shiny silk shirt and broad brimmed cowboy hat. The riders carry an American flag, and two other flags (illegible)
Santa Monica City Hall dedication ceremony, with man in suit, tie, and decorated yoke speaking at KFVD microphone at flag-draped dais at left, audience of about 30 people, mostly men, in folding chairs at right, in entry court in front of new city hall building
Santa Monica City Hall dedication ceremony, with man speaking at KFVD microphone at flag-draped dais at left, audience of about 30 people, mostly men, in folding chairs at right, in entry court in front of new city hall building, with bunting and California flag on wall at right
Three men in Revolutionary War attire with flags and drums, woman in tiara and flag-themed dress, riding on float with sign reading Spirit of '76, MSS Columbia, Long Beach Elks, No 888, Mystic Order of Cr[abs], with crowd and decorated Elks building in background
Three men in Revolutionary War attire with flags and drums, woman in tiara and flag-themed dress, riding on float with sign reading Spirit of '76, MSS Columbia, Long Beach Elks, No 888, Mystic Order of Crabs
Date from Los Angeles Times article, April 8, 1928: Car Again Chosen to Officially Lead Dancers: "The Essex has again been chosen as the official pace car for the Endurance Dance Marathon which ends at Ocean Park, after starting from Los Angeles on April 19"