William Jennings Bryan addressing the citizens of Los Angeles, July 5, 1897

Photograph of William Jennings Bryan addressing the citizens of Los Angeles, July 5, 1897. Bryan is pictured at the center of the image, standing at the top of a star-spangled podium while the heads of the people in the crowd that has flocked around him fill the foreground. A large wooden structure serves as his backdrop and canopy. Several standing men in hats and suits can be seen to the far right. Some of the people in the crowd have opened umbrellas