"Sitting on top of the World" float in the Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, 1927
Item Overview
- Title
- "Sitting on top of the World" float in the Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, 1927
- Photographer
- Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
- Date Created
- January 1, 1927
- Date
- 1927-01-01
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Collection
- Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Notes
- Description
-
Archway of flowers representing a hill with cottages and with a floral "Beverly Hills" sign, with floral globe within the arch, with woman in hat visible over top of arch at left, small group of people visible through arch. The float was entered by the city of Beverly Hills.
1927 was the first year the the Tournament of Roses Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
- Dimensions
- 4 x 5 inches
Keywords
- Genre
-
cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs - Names
- Tournament of Roses
- Location
- California--Pasadena
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
-
Events
Transportation
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Lifestyle
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1300_1923
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002bxv1x
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.