Young women carrying the "Huntington Park High School Band" banner, followed by a drum majorette and the band. The Orth Storage building on the left was located at 238 West Colorado Blvd. (the block later became a freeway overpass). On the right, signs painted on the side of a commercial building read: "Chevrolet, Gwynn Johnson, 245," and "H. R. Slayden."
Woman on horseback wearing a hat, short jacket and matching trousers and waving to the spectators. Her white horse is decorated with a garland. Another rider follows her in the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Two men carry a woman on stretcher with planks from a collapsed Rose Parade grandstand strewn on the ground and people standing between cars behind them.
Float with a person in costume seated next to a striped tent with small palm tree placed saround it. A floral sign on the side identifies the sponsor of the float as the "W. K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch." The float is at the intersection of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd.
Laguna Beach's entry of a float of flowers arranged into image of humorist Will Rogers, to commemorate his 1935 death, as seen by crowd at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade
A tribute to Will Rogers, following his death the previous year, at the 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade, surrounded by an unknown number of spectators. A tribute by the Union Oil Company, the float depicts a riderless horse in front of a large star to represent Rogers's career. The float won the grand prize award for the parade.
Laguna Beach's entry float of flowers arranged into image of humorist Will Rogers, to commemorate his 1935 death, at staging area on S. Orange Grove Blvd.
"The Garden of Italy" float with a floral fountain in the front supported by three women dressed in white: Violet Smith, Anna Lou Kimmel and Helen Smith. Trains of mytle and roses, flowing from the back of the float, are carried by five outwalkers: Margaret Leslie, Irina Richardson, Anna Hoogerzeil [Parker], Louise Logan and Bernice Baily. Reported in "SOUTHLAND PAYS HOMAGE AT SHRINE OF FLOWERS: Miracle of Golden Sunshine Signal for Public Acclaim of 500,000 at Pasadena Tournament," Allen, Roy E. Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan 1928: Part II.
The "Whistler's Mother" float with Mrs. Howard J. Sloan and with a Bible and a floral U. S. flag draped over the front.The float was entered by the Antlers of the B.P.O.E. and is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Three-layer wedding cake float on a gondola-like boat and topped with boy and girl, Harold Van Horn and Ardath Aline Elsasser, dressed as a bride and groom beneath an archway. Inscribed in flowers on the side of the boat: Davis.... The float was entered by the Davis Perfection Bakery.
Three-layer wedding cake float on a gondola-like boat with boy gondolier and girl riding in the boat and topped with boy and girl, Harold Van Horn and Ardath Aline Elsasser, dressed as a bride and groom beneath an archway. Inscribed in flowers on the side of the boat: Davis.... The float was entered by the Davis Perfection Bakery.
Viking ship float with a dragon figurehead for the bow and guided 8 Viking maids. This image is a detail of the dragon figurehead with one Viking maiden.
View of the Rose Parade route on Colorado Blvd. facing west from Marengo Ave. The F. C. Nash & Co. commercial building is visible in the right middle ground.
A young woman in Grecian costume places a wreath on a victorious Greek athlete on a floral platform framed by four Olympic torches on the San Jose Fiesta de las Rosas Association float. Two additional women ride the float, which is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The Long Beach float with Venus, Virginia Johnson, in a sunburst throne with her attendants, Joan Slaughter, Margaret Burley, Mary Lou Turner and Gladys McCleary, dressed in Grecian robes in pastel shades. A huge peacock heads the float, with a fountain in the center supporting 2 green cockatoos with orchid tails. The float was photographerd at the intersection of Orange Grove. Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The Long Beach float with Venus, Virginia Johnson, in a sunburst throne with her attendants, Joan Slaughter, Margaret Burley, Mary Lou Turner and Gladys McCleary, dressed in Grecian robes in pastel shades. A huge peacock heads the float, with a fountain in the center supporting 2 green cockatoos with orchid tails. The float is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove. Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Birdeseye view of the Long Beach float with Venus, Virginia Johnson, in a sunburst throne with her attendants, Joan Slaughter, Margaret Burley, Mary Lou Turner and Gladys McCleary, dressed in Grecian robes in pastel shades. A huge peacock heads the float, with a fountain in the center supporting 2 green cockatoos with orchid tails.
"Venetian Gondola" float with a gondolier and occupied by 4 girls, entered by the Pasadena Light Department in compliment to the University of Pittsburgh.
The "Venetian Gondola" float, about 35 feet on length, is steered by a young girl costumed as the gondola. The float was entered by the Hotel Huntington. The float is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. with the Goodhue Flagpole on the right.
Front portion of Rose Parade float, with shiplike prow, young woman seated on side, and large vase with three roses created with flowers, with crowd in background. The float may be the entry from the Pasadena Realty Board.
Float in the form of a rowing shell decorated with flowers. Photo appears with article "All Southland Represented at Rose Tournament," Los Angeles Times, 02 Jan. 1924: A10.
The United Service Clubs Rose Parade theme float was "Schooldays." It featured a schoolhouse on a hill, with an arbor and a well. Those riding on the float were; Beth MacLeod, 12; Betty Goodman, 12; Phyllis Newcomer, 12; Jeannette Selph, 14; and Jimmy McNary, 7.
Unidentified garden float with a fountain in a garden in front of a structure, all carpeted in greenery and flowers, with a boy and girl and others on the float and 11 visible outwalkers in satin jump suits, plumed caps and wings.
Four women are seated on the float in front of an arbor. Behind them is a mound of greenery. The parade is reported in "Floats banks of blossoms...," Los Angeles Times, 02 Jan. 1924: II:7.
Carriage and horse completely covered in greenery and floral wreaths. The foliage is so dense that only the head and right hoof of the horse are visible.
Two little girls, who were probably float riders, dressed as fairies and standing on Orange Grove Blvd. or a nearby residential street before the start of the Rose Parade.
Float with a floral football player running with a football in the front and a Greek temple at the back with a young woman seated on the steps. A floral sign reads: "Tulane." The float is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Float created as a tribute to Will Rogers shows a white horse, probably Soapsuds, with a lowered head and empty saddle, its reins trailing on the ground, on a raised platform. A radiant star is behind Soapsuds and a U. S. flag is draped on the platform in front of him. The float was entered by the Union Oil Company.
The "Treasure Ship" float with a Spanish galleon bearing golden gifts; the intended inhabitants of the float were driven away by the rain. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the float in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard. The float was entered by the Hotel Vista del Arroyo.
View of the "Treasure Island" float with a treasure chest and sailing ship. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the float in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard. The float was entered by Catalina Island.
"Trail of the Eagle" float shows an eagle alighting on top of a mountain. The float was entered by the San Marino Boy Scout Troops Nos. 1 and 2. The float is shown at the intersection of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd.
Close-up of Rose Parade Queen, Muriel Cowan, and 4 attendants on the back of the "Firebird" float, against the domed Russian mosques (the 6 attendants were Dorothy Bruce, Emily Bettainer, Lynn Smith, Shirley Chamberlain, Catherine Butler and Lucille Spelts).
Soldier in an army uniform including a helmet and leather boots, holding a flag and standing in the grass next to a street lamp post on a street corner. On his helmet is written: "CAL HUT 273" and there are medals on his jacket. In the background are other soldiers in uniform including one in a navy uniform; some also hold flags on tall flag poles and several flags are placed against a tree. On the street lamp is a sign reading: "Emergency Sign Service. No Parking by order of Police Dep... Auto Club of So. Calif."
View down the Rose Parade route on West Colorado Blvd. from St. John Avenue, facing east, towards spectators and a marching band. The Orth Storage commercial building on the right is was located at 238 W. Colorado Blvd. Opposite is a commercial sign reading "Chrysler Plymouth." This block later became a freeway overpass.
Photograph of a parade float passing down East Colorado Boulevard during the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. The float is in the near distance at center. It features an anthropomorphized orange wearing a crown and holding out a basket of oranges. Along the skirt of the float it reads, "[...]DINO NATIONAL ORANGE SHOW." The float is partially obscured at left by the back of a spectator's head. Banners and other regalia hang from a line spanning over the street. Spectators line the opposite side of the street. Across the street at left is "HOWARD AUTOMOBI[...]," and at right is, "[undecipherable] BARBER SHOP."
Tournament of Roses float with 4 women dressed in light-colored classical (?) gowns. Spectators stand in front of a building with a signs reading: "Nash," and "Earl ... Motor Co."
Tournament of Roses float featuring children as butterflies. Spectators stand in front of a building with a signs reading: "Nash," and "Earl ... Motor Co."
Three men on horseback in the Rose Parade, with the center rider lifting his hat to two spectators standing in the street. Behind him area spectators in grandstand seating. View down Colorado Blvd. facing west with the Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection with Orange Grove Blvd. in the distance on the left.
"The Wedding of the Orange" float with Lucille Brown as the bride, Alpheus Hott as the bridegroom, Norton Barnum as the minister, Eddie Rogers as the best man, Daisy Herlinger as the matron of honor, Frances Atwood, Brownette Kramer, Margaret Cairnes, Ruth McGraw, and Mildred Waycott as bridesmaids. The float was entered by the San Bernardino National Orange Show.