"Circus Days" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1949

Item Overview

Title

"Circus Days" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1949

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

January 1, 1949

Date

1949-01-01

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Photograph of the "Circus Days" float, entered by the Standard Oil Co. of California, in the Tournament of Roses Parade (Pasadena Rose Parade). The float is constructed in several sections and is headed by a floral covered elephant ridden by a live circus girl. The words "Circus Days" are spelled out in flowers on the platform. The elephant is followed by two elaborate cage wagons and a floral giraffe standing on a platform with imitation trees and shrubs. An additional float is viewed in the background. Banners with rose designs hang above the Pasadena street alongside banners with iconic illustrations and text reading "Childhood Memories." Throngs of spectators line the parade route that is populated by businesses - including a Bank of America, Save Way Drug, and Mobil gas station (signs out of view in this image). One building advertises "Real Estate" above its portico.
This photograph is described in the article, "Fantasy in Rose Parade Thrills More Than Million: Childhood Memories Stirred Rose Tournament," Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 1949: 1.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Pasadena Rose Parade, 1949?

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Tournament of Roses

Location

California--Pasadena

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena