{"id":27871,"date":"2023-10-31T08:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=27871"},"modified":"2023-12-14T18:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T02:00:46","slug":"sioux-indians-who-appeared-in-the-iron-horse-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-egyptian-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-1925-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/10\/31\/sioux-indians-who-appeared-in-the-iron-horse-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-egyptian-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-1925-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sioux Indians who appeared in “The Iron Horse” pose for publicity shots with a locomotive in the forecourt of the Egyptian Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1925"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/10\/31\/sioux-indians-who-appeared-in-the-iron-horse-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-egyptian-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-1925-3\/sioux-indians-who-appeared-in-the-iron-horse-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-egyptian-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-1925-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sioux-Indians-who-appeared-in-22The-Iron-Horse22-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-Egyptian-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925-1.jpg?fit=999%2C794&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,794\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 8","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1698614612","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"40","shutter_speed":"0.041666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Sioux Indians who appeared in The Iron Horse pose for publicity shots with a locomotive in the forecourt of the Egyptian Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1925\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sioux-Indians-who-appeared-in-22The-Iron-Horse22-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-Egyptian-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925-1.jpg?fit=300%2C238&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sioux-Indians-who-appeared-in-22The-Iron-Horse22-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-Egyptian-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925-1.jpg?fit=640%2C509&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27873\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sioux-Indians-who-appeared-in-22The-Iron-Horse22-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-Egyptian-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925-1.jpg?resize=640%2C509&ssl=1\" alt=\"Sioux Indians who appeared in The Iron Horse pose for publicity shots with a locomotive in the forecourt of the Egyptian Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1925\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sioux-Indians-who-appeared-in-22The-Iron-Horse22-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-Egyptian-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925-1.jpg?w=999&ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sioux-Indians-who-appeared-in-22The-Iron-Horse22-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-Egyptian-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925-1.jpg?resize=300%2C238&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sioux-Indians-who-appeared-in-22The-Iron-Horse22-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-Egyptian-Theater-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925-1.jpg?resize=768%2C610&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Real-life Native Americans aren\u2019t what you expect to see when encountering publicity for a new Hollywood movie. However, it was a whole different story back when this photo was taken in 1925. These Sioux Indians appeared in \u201cThe Iron Horse\u201d directed by John Ford, one of five movies he directed that year. It was about the post-Civil War building of the transcontinental railway, hence the name. I assume that\u2019s the locomotive used in the movie because this photo was taken in the (long) forecourt of Sid Grauman’s Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Blvd. (I found this photo on the <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelestheatres.blogspot.com\/2017\/02\/egyptian-forecourt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Los Angeles Theatres blog<\/strong><\/a>, which says the photo appears in a new book called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hollywoods-Trains-Trolleys-Lesser-Wannamaker\/dp\/0578530155\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hollywood\u2019s Trains and Trolleys<\/strong><\/a>\u201d which sounds like a must-have.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement for “The Iron Horse” playing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1925<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/10\/31\/sioux-indians-who-appeared-in-the-iron-horse-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-egyptian-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-1925-3\/advertisement-for-the-iron-horse-playing-at-graumans-egyptian-theater-6712-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-1925\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Advertisement-for-22The-Iron-Horse22-playing-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-6712-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925.jpg?fit=229%2C352&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"229,352\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1702576330","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Advertisement for The Iron Horse playing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1925\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Advertisement-for-22The-Iron-Horse22-playing-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-6712-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925.jpg?fit=195%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Advertisement-for-22The-Iron-Horse22-playing-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-6712-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925.jpg?fit=229%2C352&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Advertisement-for-22The-Iron-Horse22-playing-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-6712-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925.jpg?resize=229%2C352&ssl=1\" alt=\"Advertisement for The Iron Horse playing at Grauman's Egyptian Theater 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1925\" width=\"229\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Advertisement-for-22The-Iron-Horse22-playing-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-6712-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925.jpg?w=229&ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Advertisement-for-22The-Iron-Horse22-playing-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-6712-Hollywood-Blvd-Hollywood-1925.jpg?resize=195%2C300&ssl=1 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>180 boys from the YMCA on their way to the 1924 opening of “The Iron Horse” at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. (AFI lists the New York opening as 28 August 1924, and its general release date as 4 October 1925)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/10\/31\/sioux-indians-who-appeared-in-the-iron-horse-pose-for-publicity-shots-with-a-locomotive-in-the-forecourt-of-the-egyptian-theater-hollywood-blvd-hollywood-1925-3\/180-boys-from-the-ymca-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-the-iron-horse-at-graumans-egyptian-theater-in-hollywood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/180-boys-from-the-YMCA-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-22The-Iron-Horse22-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-in-Hollywood.jpg?fit=1000%2C544&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,544\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"180 boys from the YMCA on their way to the 1924 opening of The Iron Horse at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater in Hollywood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/180-boys-from-the-YMCA-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-22The-Iron-Horse22-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-in-Hollywood.jpg?fit=300%2C163&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/180-boys-from-the-YMCA-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-22The-Iron-Horse22-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-in-Hollywood.jpg?fit=640%2C348&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28235\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/180-boys-from-the-YMCA-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-22The-Iron-Horse22-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-in-Hollywood.jpg?resize=640%2C348&ssl=1\" alt=\"180 boys from the YMCA on their way to the 1924 opening of "The Iron Horse" at Grauman's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/180-boys-from-the-YMCA-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-22The-Iron-Horse22-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-in-Hollywood.jpg?w=1000&ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/180-boys-from-the-YMCA-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-22The-Iron-Horse22-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-in-Hollywood.jpg?resize=300%2C163&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/180-boys-from-the-YMCA-on-their-way-to-the-1924-opening-of-22The-Iron-Horse22-at-Graumans-Egyptian-Theater-in-Hollywood.jpg?resize=768%2C418&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real-life Native Americans aren\u2019t what you expect to see when encountering publicity for a new Hollywood movie. 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