"A Sea of Sand" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Title: "A Sea of Sand" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934
Date Created: January 1, 1934
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
The "A Sea of Sand" float was preceded by 4 thoroughbred Arabian horses and two camels, "ships of the desert." In addition to its title, the float also bears the floral sign "The Dessert Playground." A woman in a bathing suit stands on the float, braving the rain. The float was entered by the city of Palm Springs.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. nitrates.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Entertainment
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Events
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Culture
Names: Tournament of Roses
Location: Pasadena (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_3344
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cnwt4
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Rights Holder: UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.