Shriners with straw hats for Straw Hat Day, Los Angeles, 1934
Description
A similar photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, May 4, 1934, Straw Hat Intrudes on Fez. Unable to decide between their loyalty to the fez … or … the straw hat season in Los Angeles, a dozen Shriners … accepted spring bonnets … below, Illustrious Potentate Mattoon …, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Eleven men, in suits and ties, waving or holding straw hats, with pillar and curtains in background, in front of sign reading Time for Straw! Illustrious Potentate Everett W. Mattoon stands in front row, 2nd from right., Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Shriners, 1934