Grand Marshal Admiral William Sowden Sims in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Title: Grand Marshal Admiral William Sowden Sims in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934
Date Created: January 1, 1934
Date: 1934-01-01
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Rose Parade Grand Marshal Admiral William Sowden Sims in a chauffeur driven automobile blanketed in flowers and greenery in the shape of a ship with an eagle at the front. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the automobile in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard.
The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. nitrates.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Tournament of Roses
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936
Location: Pasadena (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.145552779213700
Latitude: -118.16034078598000
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Culture
Arts
Entertainment
Events

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_3346
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cnww5
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Rights Country: US
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