General view of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description: Different photographs taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "Rose Parade Awes 1,250,000," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan 1939: 1.
Sun Valley's parade float, "Idaho Winter Wonderland," is followed by horses and a marching band. A series of car dealerships line the right side of Colorado Boulevard and a sign for Meiji Hand Laundry is visible on the left side of the street.
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
Names: Tournament of Roses
Location: Pasadena (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.145723
Latitude: -118.155960
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_14681
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j89sj
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