Genre: cellulose nitrate film / Resource Type: still image / Location: Pasadena (Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Oakland float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, January, 1939

Description:: A different photograph of the same float appears with the headline, “Burbank Wins Rose Tournament Sweepstakes and Oakland Takes Theme Prize,” Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan 1939: B
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Queen Elizabeth" float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

Description:: Court life of the period of Queen Elizabeth is the theme of this float with Dorothy Haggen as the Queen and a court guard in front of her. The float signage reads "L. A. County Fair" and "Pomona." The float is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Alexander Alekhine, Isaac Kashdan, J. J. Araiza, Samuel Reshevsky, Harry Borochow, and Arthur W. Dake gather for World Chess Congress, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "Chess Wizards Open Congress," Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug 1932: A1.
Date:: August 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Legend of the Chrysanthemum" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: View of the "Legend of the Chrysanthemum" with Fugi Fugikawa in a flower petal kimono and carrying a parasol made of blossoms standing on a bridge of red pompoms over a pool of blue delphiniums. The scene is completed with a white narcissus heron, a tree and stepping stones of bronze pompoms. The float was entered by the Burbank City Schools and is shown passing the Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Firebird" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Spectators next to the float of the Rose Parade Queen, Muriel Cowan, featuring a large Russian Firebird composed of yellow chrysanthemums and lavender sweet peas at the front and three Russian mosques with domes covered in yellow pompoms at the back, behind the queen's throne. The float was photographed on Orange Grove Blvd., probably before the start of the parade.
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Georgia Tech. yellow jacket" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1929

Description:: The theme of the 1929 fortieth annual Rose Parade was "Poems in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Junior League members Gabrielle Wright, Peggy Morris, Elizabeth Anne Fullerton, Hortense Cunningham, Helen Sterling, and Gwenllian Hamblin rehearse their dance moves, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Society Folk in Roles for Annual Play," Los Angeles Times, 05 Apr 1936: C3.
Date:: April 2, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Search for Beauty" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Father supporting toddler on the route of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: The theme of the 1932 forty-third annual Rose Parade was "Nations & Games in Flowers," looking forward to the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Herbert Hoover delivers speech at Morris Dam dedication, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: Hoover stands at a podium and delivers a speech atop Morris Dam in Pasadena.
Date:: May 26, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Mmes. Joseph Rose, Robert Rhodes, and John Eric Mack prepare for "The King of the Ice Mountains", Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Photograph appears with the headline, "Pasadena Junior League Members Rehearse Show for Juveniles," Los Angeles Times, 05 Apr 1936: C3.
Date:: April 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Queen of the Fairies" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: The theme of the 1933 forty-fourth annual Rose Parade was "Fairy Tales in Flowers."
Date:: January 2, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Hi Diddle Diddle" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1929

Description:: The theme of the 1929 fortieth annual Rose Parade was "Poems in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Cleopatra" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Cleopatra riding a barge rowed by maidens and with a swan at the front, followed by a group of female attendant outwalkers holding floral streamers attached to the float. The float was entered by Standard Oil.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Knights Templar parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Aerial view of the annual Knights Templar Parade in Pasadena, California.
Date:: April 11, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

A room at the Pasadena Lite Plant, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "Era of Seconds Comes with Electric Timing," Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep 1935: A1.
Date:: August 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: View of the Chinese Empress Wan Qua Fei float. The float features a carriage lead by dragons with Lili Arikawa seated on a throne as the empress with 2 girls seated below her, hanging baskets and lanterns, and with 'Long Beach' written on top. All of the participants are dressed in light-colored Chinese silk, including 5 outwalker boys with baskets suspended from shoulder poles and a girl riding in a rickshaw drawn by a boy.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Trojan Grenville Lansdell runs for a gain of 25 yards against Duke in the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 1939

Description:: Related to the article, "Last-Minute Trojan Pass Wins, 7 to 3: Nave's Bullet Throw Beats Duke Before 93,000 Bowl Fans," Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 1939: 1
Date:: [circa January 2, 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Herod, Jack, b. ca. 1916
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Junior League members Gabrielle Wright, Peggy Morris, Elizabeth Anne Fullerton, Hortense Cunningham, Helen Sterling, and Gwenllian Hamblin rehearse their dance moves, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "Society Folk in Roles for Annual Play," Los Angeles Times, 05 Apr 1936: C3.
Date:: April 2, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Two girls dressed as butterflies carrying the banner announcing the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: Two girls dressed as butterflies carrying the banner announcing the parade: "44th Annual Tournament of Roses" at the start of the parade route.
Date:: January 2, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Abigail von Schlegel, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Abigail von Schlegel, holding purses and gloves, wearing a tea dress, hat and pearls, standing on a side walk.
Date:: 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Willard C. Perdue, Duke University football player during practice, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: Text from newspaper caption: Here’s a whiz at blocking punts---Willard Perdue, Duke’s flashy left end. Perdue blocked the punt in the Pitt game that gave Duke a touchdown and, incidentally a bid to the Rose Bowl.
Date:: December 24, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Float pulled by a horse in the annual Rose Parade, Pasadena, 1910-1920

Description:: View of a Rose Parade float pulled by a horse. A man in livery costume stands beside the horse, posing for the photograph. Women in long dresses with puffed sleeves ride on the float, and spectators watch from the left. All floats were motorized by 1920.
Date:: [1910-1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Will Rogers commemorative float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: The theme for the forty-seventh Rose Parade was "History in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Decorated automobile in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: The theme of the 1932 forty-third annual Rose Parade was "Nations & Games in Flowers," looking forward to the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"San Fernando Mission" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: The theme of the 1936 forty-seventh annual Rose Parade was "History in Flowers.".
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Spectators at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Rose Parade spectators in a grandstand on the north side of Colorado Blvd. with the San Gabriel Mountains visible behind them
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Shirley Temple, Grand Marshall, rides her float on a throne of roses at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description:: The theme for the 1939 Rose Parade was "Golden Memories."
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Maude Royden shakes hands with Dr. Frank Dyer as Mabel Dyer looks on, Pasadena, 1928

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "Maude Royden Explains Aims," Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar 1928: A1.
Date:: March 12, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Conquest of India" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: "Conquest of India by Alexander the Great" is the theme of the float submitted by the Pasadena Water Department, with 2 veiled ladies seated before a temple (Alice Williams and Anna McDougall) and Alexander the Great (Sammy Schwartz) riding a golden chariot. Three of the 8 out-walkers are visible; young men dressed as Indian princes.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Noble Whale" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Bells of the Sea" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Description:: "Bells of the Sea" float with five bell buoys on an ocean of flowers. The float was entered by the city of Long Beach.
Date:: January 1, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"National Orange Show" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1929

Description:: The theme of the 1929 fortieth annual Rose Parade was "Poems in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Illuminated trees in Pasadena, 1935

Description:: There were more than 5000 bulbs that illuminated Santa Rosa Avenue trees that were planted in the summer of 1885; the trees have been decorated with the holiday lights since 1920.
Date:: December 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"California Raisin Day" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: 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.
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Arrowhead Legend" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: 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.
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Pasadena Chamber of Commerce float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: Float celebrating Olympiad bicycling events with a floral bicyclist on the front of the float. Floral signs read: "Pasadena Chamber of Commerce" and "Rose Bowl." The float is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Cathedral Gorge" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: Float representing the rock pinnacles of Cathedral Gorge in Nevada. Dressed as Indian maidens and seated amidst desert plants at the base of the pinnacle are Betty Lloyd and Mary Reed. The float was entered by the city of Caliente, Nevada and is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Arcadia "King of Sports" horse race float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: The theme of the 1936 forty-seventh annual Rose Parade was "History in Flowers."
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Fiesta de las Rosas" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1929

Description:: The theme of the 1929 fortieth annual Rose Parade was "Poems in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Girls P.J.C. Band" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: Members of the Girls P.J.C. Band seated in a float with the Goodhue Flagpole in the background at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

FTD float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: Float entered by Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD) with the Mercury Man high up in the center of a lush floral garden and with a large globe behind him.
Date:: January 2, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Pelican" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Float rendition of a monster pelican 25 feet long and 15 feet high composed of white pompom and chrysanthemums. The float was entered by the city of Manhattan Beach and is seen here at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Allen Cole wins Southern California College Conference cross-country championship, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, "Redlands Harriers Win Race," Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec 1933: E4.
Date:: December 9, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Flag Day 1777" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: A woman in colonial costume representing Betsy Ross sits next to a United States flag rendered in flowers; a man, probably representing George Washington, stands behind her. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Lathrop K. Leishman places a crown on the head of Tournament of Roses queen Barbara Dougall, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: Tournament of Roses queen Barbara Dougall crowned by Lathrop K. Leishman, president of the Tournament of Roses. Ms. Dougall holds a large bouquet of roses and wears a satin gown.
Date:: December 29, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Fountain of Happiness" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: The theme of the 1930 forty-first annual Rose Parade was "Festival Days in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Marching band in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931

Description:: Female drum majorette leading a marching band which appears to be a brass band.
Date:: January 1, 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Rainbow and the Pot of Gold" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: "Rainbow and the Pot of Gold" float with four fairies seated on a half rainbow and a mound of oranges representing the pot of gold at the base of the rainbow. Three outwalkers holding streamers are visible. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorade Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd. Entered by the city of Covina.
Date:: January 2, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Queen of the Fairies" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: The theme of the 1933 forty-fourth annual Rose Parade was "Fairy Tales in Flowers."
Date:: January 2, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Dr. Calvin B. Bridges with his newly designed automobile, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Dr. Bridges stands beside his automobile resting an arm on the hood of the car positioned in front of a building that says Auto Repairing.
Date:: April 17, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Old fire station before it is torn down, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: The building stands on the corner of the street beside a telephone pole. Uniformed men stare up at the structure, with cars parked along the curb on either side.
Date:: April 14, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Aphrodite" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: 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.
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

San Diego Exposition float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: View of the San Diego Exposition float with 3 women seated next to a floral replica of the Spreckles organ as it passes the Goodhue flagpole at Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Rose Parade Grand Marshal James Rolph in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: The theme of the 1930 forty-first annual Rose Parade was "Festival Days in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Alfred L. Bartlett, Joseph J. Webb, and Judge William H. Donahue pose for a photograph, Pasadena, 1928

Description:: Conferences regarding California legislation and lawyers are held in Pasadena.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Columbia the Gem of the Ocean" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Admiral William S. Sims seated in a living room, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: Admiral William S. Sims seated in a living room. This photograph was probably taken in December of 1933 when Admiral Sims was in Pasadena to officiate as the Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade.
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Sewer system portion, Pasadena, [1929?]

Description:: Possibly related to the article “Sewer May Have to Be Built Again, Pasadena Graft Inquiry Discloses Specifications Not Followed in Work.” Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 1929
Date:: [1929?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Newport Harbor float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: Newport Harbor float with 3 children in 3 floral yachts. The float is shown as it passes the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Family and other spectators at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: The theme of the 1932 forty-third annual Rose Parade was "Nations & Games in Flowers," looking forward to the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Tournament of Roses float with 4 women in gowns, Pasadena, 1924

Description:: 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."
Date:: January 1, 1924
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Sea Queen" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

John Steven McGroarty at a microphone with Albert I Stewart, Robert M. Clark and Bernard Brenner at a Brookside Park picnic, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Event reported in "M'Groarty Paid Honor: Friends Gather at Pasadena," Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 1935: A1.
Date:: August 18 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

John Steven McGroarty, poet laureate and member of Congress, addresses an audience at a Brookside Park picnic, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Event reported in "M'Groarty Paid Honor: Friends Gather at Pasadena," Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 1935: A1. A very similar photograph was published with the title, "Park Thronged at Home-coming Reception," Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 1935: A1.
Date:: August 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Float with trumpeters and floral eagle in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:: Float with 2 trumpeters in the front, a floral eagle in the middle and a queen with crown seated on a throne at the back. Attendants and three outwalkers are also visible.
Date:: January 2, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Spectators at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Rose Parade spectators in a 2-tiered grandstand with pine tree and San Gabriel Mountains in background on the north side of Colorado Blvd. at St. John Avenue. This block later became a freeway overpass. The dome of Pasadena City Hall is to the left of the lamp post.
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Humboldt County's "Flowers from the Redwoods" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: A floral basket covered in redwood bark with Fleeta Mae Decker seated on top is pulled by a redwood log.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1929

Description:: "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How does Your Garden Grow?" was the theme of this float, entered by the elementary schools of Pasadena. Mary is represented by Gladys Brooks and the other girls on the float are Ramona Martin, Kathryn Snyder, Eleanor Bothell, Phyllis Williams and Frances Ewer. The float is shown at the intersection of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Automobile carrying Liutenant Governor H. L. Carnahan and Tournament of Roses President C. Hal Reynolds in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: The theme of the 1930 forty-first annual Rose Parade was "Festival Days in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Banner announcing the 47th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: 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.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Pink Shell" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: View of the Manhattan Beach float with Elnora Record seated in a large, pink shell riding the crest of a wave, with Helene Epperson and Charlotte Havlu costumed as mermaids riding surfboards, and 2 little girls, Barbara Mae Pitzer and Rosemary Dubarry seated on either side. Following behind are Altadena's "Benjamin Franklin" float and Inglewood's "Pioneer" float.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Page 3 of an autobiographical statement by Dr. Leonard Siever, 1933

Description:: Page three, of three, of a typed autobiographical statement by Dr. Leonard Siever dated September 14, 1933.
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Page 1 of an autobiographical statement by Dr. Leonard Siever, 1933

Description:: Page one, of three, of a typed autobiographical statement by Dr. Leonard Siever dated September 14, 1933.
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Spectators at the dedication of Morris Dam, Pasadens, 1934

Description:: Attendants of the Morris Dam dedication are gathered to see former president Herbert Hoover deliver an address. Several photographers and reporters are seen throughout the photograph.
Date:: May 26, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Sutter's Fort" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: The theme of the 1936 forty-seventh annual Rose Parade was "History in Flowers."
Date:: 1936-01-01
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Page 2 of an autobiographical statement by Dr. Leonard Siever, 1933

Description:: Page one, of three, of a typed autobiographical statement by Dr. Leonard Siever dated September 14, 1933.
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Handwritten draft for a letter of invitation by Dr. Leonard Siever, 1934

Description:: Handwritten, undated draft for a letter to invite someone to a party by Dr. Leonard Siever
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

James Arnold Reeves and Helen Forbes Reeves on their wedding day, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Junior Leaguer Weds Angeleno in Garden Rites," 31 Aug. 1935: 11.
Date:: August 30, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Kidnap victim Mary B. Skeele, blindfolded with detectives, outside the bungalow house where she was held, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: Mary B. Skeele, wearing coat, face obscured by blindfold, in the driveway near porch of the bungalow house of Luella Pearl Hammer where she was held (623 Buckeye St.), with son Franklin B. Skeele guiding her, Detective Joe Taylor at left, and 2 other men on porch, with garage in left background and potted plants on porch wall
Date:: February 9, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Queen Barbara Dougall and her court at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description:: 17-year-old Barbara Dougall was given thunderous applause from her legion of subjects at the Tournament of the Roses, the Crown City's New Year's gift since 1888.
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Huntington Park Lodge's float with elks in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1924

Description:: Tournament of Roses parade float with elks, a boy in elks attire, other children in costume, and with two male outwalkers in elks attire, sponsored by the Huntington Park Lodge #1415, prize winner Tournament of Roses
Date:: January 1, 1924
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Family with baby in front of a group of Rose Parade spectators, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: The theme of the 1930 forty-first annual Rose Parade was "Festival Days in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Timeteeping at the Pasadena Lite Plant, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Era of Seconds Comes with Electric Timing," Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep 1935: A1.
Date:: August 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Barbara Dougall crowned Tournament of Roses queen, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: Crowned Rose Queen Barbara Dougall, in a satin dress and holding a bouquet of flowers, walks into the Pasadena Civic Auditorium ballroom with Bob Stapleton.
Date:: December 29, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Metropolitan Water District float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: This view was taken near 337 W. Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Two men seated on a streetside curb during the rainy Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Rock of Ages" float drawn by donkeys in the Tournament of Roses Parade, 1926

Description:: "Rock of Ages" float surmounted by a cross and 2 children dressed as angels, and drawn by 2 white donkeys. A woman dressed in a white Biblical costume seeking peace and refuge walks next to the donkeys. The float, designed by Col. William H. Gooding, was entered by the Salvation Army.
Date:: January 1, 1926
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Sail On" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Dr. James Mursell of Lawrence College, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Music's New Marvels Revealed in Pasadena," Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr 1935: 12.
Date:: April 16, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Gondola" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: View of the float submitted by the city of Venice with the Doge of Venice (Al Newton) riding a gondola in mermaid-inhabited waters.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Hayward Thompson impresses crowd with blindfolded stunts, Pasadena, 1927

Description:: Stunt driver Hayward Thompson amuses a crowd of spectators at an automobile agency in Pasadena. He made several stops during his blindfolded drive through Los Angeles, entertaining onlookers.
Date:: January 31, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Police detective Howard Nutt examining typewriter used in Mary B. Skeele kidnap case, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: This photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, February 10, 1933, Net Tightens on Couple in Skeele Kidnap Case, Ransom Note Typewriter Found; Man Suspect Ex-Convict; Grand Jury Action Sought
Date:: February 9, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Scottish Rite Cathedral parking lot where Dr. Leonard Siever was murdered, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: Crime scene photograph of a man pointing towards the automobile of Dr. Leonard Siever in the parking lot of the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 150 N. Madison Ave. in Pasadena where Dr. Siever was murdered.
Date:: December 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Page 2 of an undated letter to Dr. Leonard Siever from Peg, 1933

Description:: Page 2 of an undated, handwritten 3-page letter of apology to Dr. Leonard Siever from Peg. The letter is written on the stationary of the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs
Date:: 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

General view of Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description:: This photograph depicts a rear view of Dr. Ross Company’s float swerving down Colorado Boulevard when failed brakes sent the frightened ponies scampering.
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Arnott, Andrew Hugh, 1905-1985
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Happy New Year" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1929

Description:: The theme of the 1929 fortieth annual Rose Parade was "Poems in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Car on dirt road near fields, Pasadena, [1929?]

Description:: Car on dirt road at right, near intersection, marker near intersection reading 7, with fields bordered by trees at left, under cloudy sky
Date:: [1929?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"May Basket" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:: Large May basket on float with 6 visible riders with the 2 in front holding shields bearing the letters: "TR." The float is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove and is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Bagpipe band in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: Bagpipe band in kilts and sporrans performing in the Rose Parade at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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