View of the "100% American," designed by Antelope valley high school students around the theme of the melting pot. Seated in a bed of flowers are girls of 4 countries: Holland, Russia, Japan and the United States. Perched on the throne is Georgia Graves as the Goddess of Liberty.
"A Castle in Spain" float with a miniature castle perched on a mountain with a princess and ladies in waiting seated around it. The float was entered by the city of Santa Barbara.
View of a maiden (Ellen Collins) sleeping in a bed of roses on the "A Child's Dream" float, with a princess (Katherine Collins) and castle in the background. The float was entered by the city of Anaheim.
Admiral and Mrs. William S. Sims with an unidentified woman standing next to a train. Mrs. Sims holds a bouquet of roses. This photograph was probably taken in December of 1933 when Admiral Sims arrived in Pasadena to officiate as the Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade.
"Adhorable Babies" float carrying 18 children in a golden, cup-shaped trophy in the center with a floral sign reading "Our Future Champions" and 29 children on the main platform dressed in costumes of different countries competing in Olympiads. The float is decorated with shields ornamented to look like coats of arms with carnations and pigeons were steadily released from the trophy during the parade. The float was lead by another small float in the form of a swan (image no. 21198/zz002cp5vz) and was entered by the Adohr Creamery Company. the float location in the image is the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The "Adventure" float featured a floral airplane with a wingspread of 32 feet. The float was designed by Inglewood city gardener W. D. Frantz and entered by the city of Inglewood.
Aerial view of the Tournament of Roses parade, which returned to Pasadena this year for the first time since 1941. The annual parade was not held during the war
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team arrives in Pasadena for their appearance in the 1938 Rose Bowl Game. Alabama lost the game (13-0) to the California Golden Bears from UC Berkeley, ending a four game winning streak in Rose Bowl appearances for the Crimson Tide.
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team arriving at the Pasadena train station for their appearance in the 24th Rose Bowl game. Alabama lost the game (13-0) to the California Golden Bears from UC Berkeley, ending a four game winning streak in Rose Bowl appearances for the Crimson Tide.
At center, from left to right, Alice Phelan and B. F. Enyeart, Burbank Schools Superintendent, pose in front of the framework for the Burbank City Schools' float entry into the Tournament of Roses. They both stand in profile, facing left, but turn their heads towards camera. Alice Phelan holds onto the framework behind her as she casts her gaze downward. The incomplete float stands in partial view behind them. Its design appears to emulate tracery and stained glass elements seen in Gothic architecture.
View of a float commemorating the recent completion of the Angeles Forest Highway entered by the city of Antelope Valley. The float rider is Ann Steddom, a senior at Antelope Valley Joint Union High School, seated on a floral throne. Spectators view the parade from a grandstand on the right, located on the north side of Colorado Blvd. on the first block east of Orange Grove Blvd.
On the city of Monrovia float a woman dressed as the goddess Aphrodite holding the reins of a floral outboard motorboat driven by Loretta Trumbull, an outboard motor champion. Another young woman sits next to Aphrodite and ten outwalkers, young boys in costume, are also visible. The float is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Floral birds pulling a float with a large globe in the center and three floral parasols above platforms at the back providing shade for 2 visible maidens. Atop the globe is a uniformed man with "Adore" (probably for Adore Dairy) written on the back of his shirt. The float is on a reidential street, probably Orange Grove Blvd.
Floral birds pulling a float with a large globe in the center and three floral parasols above platforms at the back providing shade for 2 visible maidens. Atop the globe is a uniformed man with "Adore" (probably for Adore Dairy) written on the back of his shirt. The float is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Float depicting an Indian legend about an arrowhead, with a wigwam in a valley and Linda Martin as an Indian princess, Edward Scott as an evil spirit and David Scott as the Indian chief who shot the arrow to save the princess. Only one float rider (evil spirit or Indian chief) is visible in this photograph. The float was entered by the city of San Bernardino and the National Orange Show. The float was photographed at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. with the Goodhue Flagpole on the far right.
The "A Sea of Sand" float was preceded by 4 thoroughbred Arabian horses and two camels, "ships of the desert." In addition to its title, the float also bears the floral sign "The Dessert Playground." A woman in a bathing suit stands on the float, braving the rain. The float was entered by the city of Palm Springs. The float is seen is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The "Atlantis" float renders a rowboat approaching the castle of the queen of the lost land. 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 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Spectators and police men carrying a wounded child and man across wooden beams from a collapsed Tournament of Roses Parade grandstand strewn on the ground. Cars are lined up behind them.
Balloon vendor holding a large group of floating balloons and the hand of a little girl with spectators seated on the street curb behind them on the route of the Tournament of Roses Parade
Band of horn players on horseback. Instruments include trumpets, trombones, saxophones, clarinets, tubas and drums. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the band in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard.
Two young women carrying a banner announcing the start of the 39th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade with four women standing between them and saluting.
View of 2 men costumed as gondoliers carrying a banner announcing the start of the 47th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade, with a motor cycle policeman on the left and a marching band following in the distance.
Spectators watch two young men carrying a banner reading: "Beverly Hills, End of the Rainbow" at the start of the parade route at the intersection of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd.
Float depicting Ocean Park amusement rides, with about 10 riders, including about 8 children, visible, with crowd, trees, and houses in background. The float was entered by the city of Santa Monica.
View of the float rendering the myth of Bellerophon slaying the Chimera, at the front, with Pegasus looking on from a hill, with 2 visible maidens in gowns seated against a sunrise and the back of the float (Lydette Everard, Georgette Blanc and Carol Glass were on the float). The float was entered by the General Petroleum Corporation and was photographed at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. with the Goodhue Flagpole on the far right.
View of the Altadena float submission showing Benjamin Franklin (Howard J. Stevenson) and a young assistant (Mickey McCarty) working at a hand press. The float is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
1927 was the first year the Rose Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song. The float sponsored by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce represents a hill with cottages suspended above the world, which was revolving. It was the winner of the Grand Sweepstakes. Photograph appears in "PASADENA'S 38th ANNUAL ROSE TOURNAMENT," Los Angeles Times, 02 Jan. 1927: 27.
1927 was the first year the Rose Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song. The float sponsored by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce represents a hill with cottages suspended above the world, which was revolving. It was the winner of the Grand Sweepstakes.
Float sponsored by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce represents a hill with cottages suspended above the world, which was revolving. It was the winner of the Grand Sweepstakes. 1927 was the first year the Rose Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song.
"Birth of the American Flag" with Betsy Ross (actress Priscilla Lawson) working on one section of the flag. The float was submitted by the city of North Hollywood.
"Birth of the American Flag" with Betsy Ross (actress Priscilla Lawson) working on one section of the flag. The float was submitted by the city of North Hollywood. The float is passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The Board of Education automobile with at least 4 riders is blanketed in flowers with a sun-burst backdrop behind the back seat. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
View of a float with a floral boxing ring with 3 floral figures depicting 2 boxers and a referee. Flags of different nationalities decorate the sides of the boxing ring. The float was entered by the city of Inglewood and is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Different photographs taken on the same occasion appear with the article, "Romance and Fantasy Feature Spectacle," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan 1939: 3, 12.
The "Bride of the Sea" float representing a beautiful young maiden riding beneath a floral canopy. 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 city of Santa Monica.
The "Bride of the Sea" float representing a beautiful young maiden riding beneath a floral canopy. 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 city of Santa Monica.
Milk flows from a large tilted bottle tended by a milk maid (Dorothy Bowster) on the "California Poppies" float entered by the Golden State Milk Co. The milk bottle rests on a large poppy. Float riders are seated in large poppies on the front of the float and another rider is seated on a throne behind the milk bottle. The float riders are: Sue Ann Eschmeyer, Anniece Achieris, Maxine Bennett, May Jane Bowser and Joan Davids. The float was photographed at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
View of the "California Raisin Day" float with an enthroned queen, Helen MacKenzie, in a lush garden of Easter lilies, daisies, gladioli and other flowers. The float, entered by the city of Fresno, is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Anita Heft, visible from the waist up, wearing an Alsatian headdress and standing within a monumental floral Alsatian skirt probably supported by an automobile beneath. Walkers in front carry signs, one reading: "France / Pasadena Camp Fire Girls." The float is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Young woman, seen from the waist up, in the costume of the country of Holland [?] with a white headdress and an enormous floral skirt and apron possibly, transported by an automobile within the skirt. The float, entered by the Pomona Valley Camp Fire Girls, is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade, is part of "America's New Year Celebration" held New Year's Day. It was used to showcase California’s mild winter weather, and encourage migration from the East and the Midwest. Early precursors to the parade had horse-drawn carriages covered in flowers, followed by foot races, polo matches, and a game of tug-of-war on the town lot. Upon seeing the scores of flowers on display, one professor decided to suggest the name "Tournament of Roses." The first official parade was in 1895.