Oakland float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, January, 1939

Description: A different photograph of the same float appears with the headline, “Burbank Wins Rose Tournament Sweepstakes and Oakland Takes Theme Prize,” Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan 1939: B
The 1939 Tournament of Roses theme was Golden Jubilee to mark the 50th anniversary of the parade. Shirley Temple served as Grand Marshal.
The theme for Oakland’s float was “Treasure Island,” depicted here with four sea horses carrying a net filled with treasure and Captain John Silver perched on top. It won the Theme Prize.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 15283 New Year’s Parade Jan 2, 1939 (Rose Parade)

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

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_14671
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j89fc
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