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All American Indian Week At Wrigley Field
title All American Indian Week At Wrigley Fielddescription Five members of an unidentified charro organization, are pictured sitting atop their horses, two of which hold flags; a 'Participant' ribbon is pinned to each of their jackets. The charros participated in the All American Indian Week festival, which featured many arts and crafts demonstrations, Indian lore displays, war dance contests, a horse show and an authentic teepee village, to name a few was held at Wrigley Field located on 4th St. and Avalon Blvd. All proceeds from the show were given to various Indian social and educational programs. Photograph dated 1968. See images 00119272 through 00119316 and 00138014 for additional photos in this series. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Title supplied by cataloger.artist/creator Made Accessible Through A Grant From The John Randolph Haynes And Dora Haynes Foundation Curtis, Rolland Jsubject Flags Clothing And Dress Horseback Riding Lost Architecture Mexican American Women Wrigley Field (Los Angeles, Calif.) Horses Stadiums Charros Associations, Institutions, Etc Los Angeles (Calif.) Mexican American Mencontributor Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) -
All American Indian Week At Wrigley Field
title All American Indian Week At Wrigley Fielddescription Five members of an unidentified charro organization, are pictured sitting atop their horses with each one holding a type of award; a 'Participant' ribbon is pinned to each of their jackets. The charros participated in the All American Indian Week festival, which featured many arts and crafts demonstrations, Indian lore displays, war dance contests, a horse show and an authentic teepee village, to name a few was held at Wrigley Field located on 4th St. and Avalon Blvd. All proceeds from the show were given to various Indian social and educational programs. Photograph dated 1968. See images 00119272 through 00119316 and 00138014 for additional photos in this series. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Title supplied by cataloger.artist/creator Made Accessible Through A Grant From The John Randolph Haynes And Dora Haynes Foundation Curtis, Rolland Jsubject Clothing And Dress Horseback Riding Lost Architecture Mexican American Women Awards Wrigley Field (Los Angeles, Calif.) Horses Stadiums Charros Associations, Institutions, Etc Los Angeles (Calif.) Mexican American Mencontributor Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) -
All American Indian Week At Wrigley Field
title All American Indian Week At Wrigley Fielddescription Five members of an unidentified charro organization, are pictured sitting atop their horses, two of which hold flags; a 'Participant' ribbon is pinned to each of their jackets. The charros participated in the All American Indian Week festival, which featured many arts and crafts demonstrations, Indian lore displays, war dance contests, a horse show and an authentic teepee village, to name a few was held at Wrigley Field located on 4th St. and Avalon Blvd. All proceeds from the show were given to various Indian social and educational programs. Photograph dated 1968. See images 00119272 through 00119316 and 00138014 for additional photos in this series. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Title supplied by cataloger.artist/creator Made Accessible Through A Grant From The John Randolph Haynes And Dora Haynes Foundation Curtis, Rolland Jsubject Flags Clothing And Dress Horseback Riding Lost Architecture Mexican American Women Wrigley Field (Los Angeles, Calif.) Horses Stadiums Charros Associations, Institutions, Etc Los Angeles (Calif.) Mexican American Mencontributor Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)