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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
I found this old sepia photograph in a file of mine several days ago. (I've checked, and I'm pretty sure it's new to NLA)
personal file
I've been trying to figure out if the float is a facsimile of Mt. Lowe railroad?
Here's a closer look.
detail
And what about the location....is anyone familiar with that brass foundry?
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I don't know about the brass foundry,
e_r, but this is identified as probably the 1894 La Fiesta Parade, which had
a Mt. Lowe float. This photo looks north on Hill Street toward Fifth Street. Hazard's Pavilion is on the left, with the
Rose Mansion up behind it:
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Here's a close up. That's the same float from your photo, plus I think the guy on the horse at lower left,
with his hand on his hat, is the same guy in your photo wearing light-colored pants and hat and riding a
horse under the Brass Foundry sign:
