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Sherman Institute float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:
Float sponsored by the Sherman Institute, an off-reservation boarding school for Native American students. Now called the Sherman Indian High School, it opened in 1892 as the Perris Indian School and later changed its name to the Sherman Institute. On the right are four Native American students beside a decorative tepee. On the left are four Native American students dressed to represent trades taught at the school, with one young woman dressed as a nurse and one young man wearing a smock. Students identified in the newspaper article include Charles Bautista, Adelia Brown, Pearl Beuis, Samuel Cachora, Adolph Sambo Pahvitse, Elsie Sasalque, and Jose Tajete. The float is at the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard. Reported in "FLOATS TELL PEACE STORY: League of Nations Theme Carried Out by Chain of Masterpieces Done in Flowers," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan. 1928: A1.
Date:
January 2, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Sherman Institute float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Richard C. Tolman and Albert Einstein at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1932

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Richard C. Tolman and Albert Einstein standing in front of a blackboard at the California Institute of Technology. Reported in "TOLMAN TALKS TO SCIENTISTS: Expanding Universe Theory Subject of Lecture Dr. Einstein Takes Part in Discussion World to Go on Forever, Speaker Declares," Los Angeles Times, 09 Jan. 1932: A2.
Date:
January 8, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Richard C. Tolman and Albert Einstein at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1932

Margie Middleton and Ruth Sexton in costume at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Description:
1927 was the first year the Rose Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song. Margie Middleton and Ruth Sexton, riders on the "Vase of Flowers" float, pose in costume in front of a float, probably before the start of the parade. Photograph appears in "PASADENA'S 38th ANNUAL ROSE TOURNAMENT," Los Angeles Times, 02 Jan. 1927: 27.
Date:
January 1, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Margie Middleton and Ruth Sexton in costume at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Dormitory groundbreaking ceremony at Caltech, Pasadena, 1930

Description:
Three officials from California Institute of Technology posing with a steam shovel at 1930 groundbreaking ceremonies for dormitories. Reported in "NEWS OF SOUTHERN COUNTIES: GROUND BROKEN FOR CALTECH Million-Dollar Dormitories Begun With Steam Shovel Student Body President at Throttle of Machine More Than 1000 Persons See Unique Ceremonies," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jun. 1930: A8.
Date:
[circa June 2, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dormitory groundbreaking ceremony at Caltech, Pasadena, 1930

Whittier's float "The Garden of Italy" in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:
"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.
Date:
January 2, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Whittier's float "The Garden of Italy" in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928