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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

Description:
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

"Dawn" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
"Dawn" float with 4 white horses in flowers drawing a golden chariot driven by Apollo, portrayed by Warren Jones. Behind Apollo is a representation of the dawn with a rising sun on Mount Olympus. 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 Pasadena Water Department.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Dawn" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

General Ting-Hsiu Tu, Dr. Rufus B. von Kleinsmid, Dr. Yamato Ichihashi and Dr. Herbert H. Gowen an Institute of World Affairs meeting at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Pasadena, 1935

Description:
Rufus von Kleinsmid was the president of the University of Southern California (USC). Yamato Ichihashi taught at Stanford University. General Ting-Hsiu Tu, from Nanking, China, was a liaison officer between China and the film company producing "The Good Earth." Herbert H. Gowen taught at the University of Washington.
Date:
December 15, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
General Ting-Hsiu Tu, Dr. Rufus B. von Kleinsmid, Dr. Yamato Ichihashi and Dr. Herbert H. Gowen an Institute of World Affairs meeting at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Pasadena, 1935

Samuel Morris quits water department, Pasadena, 1935

Description:
Samuel Morris announcing with spectators behind him that he is quitting the Pasadena Water Department and taking a job as a teacher at Stanford. The speech looks to be given at the Morris Dam which was dedicated to him and Pasadena by Herbert Hoover for his 22 years of service at the Pasadena Water Department as Chief Engineer & General Manager.
Date:
April 19, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Samuel Morris quits water department, Pasadena, 1935

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

Description:
View of Santa Barbara's sweepstakes winning "Peacock" float with twins Marguerite and Mary Somerville reading fairy stories in a garden composed of 2 urns and a fountain at the front, mechanical peacocks and steps leading to a large peacock in the center, and classical structure with columns and more urns at the back. The float was photographed at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Peacock" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

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