"Enchanted Lands" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Item Overview

Title

"Enchanted Lands" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Date Created

January 1, 1935

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The theme of the 1935 forty-sixth annual Rose Parade was "Golden Legends."
The "Enchanted Lands" float features a large floral replica of the California Building (a Spanish Colonial building designed for the by architect Bertram Goodhue for the 1915-1917 Panama–California Exposition held in San Diego to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal) with a bell tower and dome reproduced with yellow, white and bronze chrysanthemums. A sign on the side of the float reads "San Diego, World Exposition City, 1935." On the visible corners of the float are float riders in costume with decorations featuring (L to R) a Spanish-American mission, a Chinese bridge, and a South Seas palm. The Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. is visible behind the float.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Arts
Entertainment
Events
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Culture

Names

Tullos, Maxine
Urban, Frances
Lowe, Evelyn
Tournament of Roses

Location

Pasadena (Calif.)

Longitude

34.145650451881500

Resource type

still image