Actor Leo Carrillo and Mrs. Will Rogers at the Will Rogers Memorial Celebration parade, Santa Monica, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Actor Leo Carrillo and Mrs. Will Rogers at the Will Rogers Memorial Celebration parade, Santa Monica, 1940

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

July 27, 1940

Date

1940-07-27

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Photograph of actor Leo Carrillo standing outside of a parade car with Mrs. Will (Betty Blake) Rogers, seated inside. Actress Billie Burke is seated at center; her daughter, author Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson, is seated at far left. The two are in conversation with two cowgirls on horseback. A male, also on horseback and wearing western attire, is seen in the background. All were participants in the "Roundup of the Stars" parade, part of the Will Rogers Memorial Celebration.
The Will Rogers Memorial Celebration and Pageant was a three-day event with proceeds going to the Red Cross. In 1940, the event coincided with the national convention of the Will Rogers Memorial Highway (U.S. 66) Association. Festivities included a tour of Will Rogers Ranch for convention delegates, a rodeo held at Municipal Stadium, and a nightly pageant held at Santa Monica High School.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, “Tribute Paid Will Rogers: Five Thousand Persons and 1400 Horses March in Santa Monica Parade Santa Monica Honors Rogers Hundred Thousand See Humorist's Favorite Horse in Parade,” 28 Jul. 1940: A1

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2901. Will Rogers Memorial Celebration. July 27/1940 in Santa Monica. Street Parade. Elks float. "Death Valley" Scotty. Mayor Claude Crawford, -- Johnson, Scotty's partner in group photo; Don Jackson, Carolyn Bartlett. 3: Dr Claude C Crawford U.S.C., Earl T Crawford, Barker Bros, Claude Crawford, mayor of Santa Monica.
Handwritten on edge of negative: 2901

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Rogers, Betty Blake
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
Carrillo, Leo, 1881-1961
Burke, Billie, 1885-1970
Ziegfeld, Patricia, 1916-2008

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Parades & processions--California--Santa Monica
Actors--American--California--Santa Monica