Laguna Beach float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description: Different photographs taken on the same occasion appear with the article, "Rose Parade Awes 1,250,000," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan 1939: 1, 13.
A float with a large floral depiction of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" proceeds along Colorado Boulevard. The base of the float is white and features a large cross in the center.
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 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: Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Spectators--California--Pasadena
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_14703
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j8bjd
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