Image: La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade, Spring Street, north from First Street, 1903 (CHS-5012)

Description: La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade, Spring Street, north from First Street, 1903 Photograph of La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade (or La Fiesta de las Flores), Spring Street, north from First Street, 1903. A flower decorated vehicle with a man driving it and a woman following directly behind it leads a group of marching soldiers who are carrying flags. Immediately behind them are about a dozen caballeros (horsemen). Hundreds of people crowd the sidewalk along both sides of the street. Some are sitting on balconies, peering through windows, or looking down from rooftops of the two and three story businesses. Legible signs include: "Dental College Infirmary, Free Dental Clinic", "Putnam Commercial Photograph[y]", "Corona Blanca", "126, H.J. Woollacott, 124", "Ice Cream, Keystone", "The Hub", "122, Famous Clothing Company, 120", "Keystone Restaurant", "Watches and Jewelry", "38-40". Call number: CHS-5012 Legacy record ID: chs-m11017; USC-1-1-1-11168 Photographer: R. & E. Co. Photo Filename: CHS-5012 Coverage date: 1903 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Los Angeles Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 5012 Microfiche number: 1-9-43; 1-9-44 Archival file: chs_Volume72/CHS-5012.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): roadways Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: 1903 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Festivals and parades -- La Fiesta -- 1903 Format: glass plate negatives Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Geographic subject (roadway): 1st Street; Spring Street Subject (lcsh): Parades; Festivals; Horsemanship
Title: La Fiesta de Los Angeles parade, Spring Street, north from First Street, 1903 (CHS-5012)
Credit: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/10446
Author: R. & E. Co. Photo
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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