A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Thousands Join in City’s Tribute to Wars’ Dead,” Los Angeles Times, 31 May 1934: A1.
Santa Monica's Armistice Day parade is noted in the article, "Southland Cities Ready for Patriotic Services: Parade, School Pageants and Assemblies to Feature Armistice Observances Today," Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 1938.
Santa Monica's Armistice Day parade is noted in the article, "Southland Cities Ready for Patriotic Services: Parade, School Pageants and Assemblies to Feature Armistice Observances Today," Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 1938.
Photograph of a cargo truck carrying a military brass band during the Santa Monica Armistice Day parade. The men wear dress uniforms and helmets with insignias on the front. They read from sheet music mounted on their instruments. Printed on the passenger-side of the truck: "63rd CA. Btry. A." Printed on the door is the Unit's Coat of Arms - a shield with three winged projectiles, one and two counterchanged, above a scroll reading, "Amor Patriae" ("Love of Country"). Printed on the hood: "W-4772." In addition, a plate riveted to the truck's front grill reads: "Pvt. Chambles." The cargo truck rides side-by-side with a second truck also carrying a brass band. A partially covered truck carrying military personnel follows behind.