City of Los Angeles float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Title: City of Los Angeles float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939
Date Created: January 2, 1939
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: The City of Los Angeles float can be seen in the forefront, followed by two other floats in the distance.
The City of Los Angeles float theme was "Destiny," celebrating the city's growth.
The 1939 Tournament of Roses theme was Golden Jubilee to mark the 50th anniversary of the parade. Shirley Temple served as Grand Marshal.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 15283 Rose Parade 1939

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Spectators--California--Pasadena
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
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_14705
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j8bmf
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Rights Holder: The Regents of the University of California
Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
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