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Decorated automobile at the start of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
Decorated automobile at the start of the Tournament of Roses Parade driven by a chauffeur and with 2 women in the back seat. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the car in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Decorated automobile at the start of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Pasadena schools float in the shape of a galley in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1924

Description:
Pasadena schools float in the shape of a galley with waves lapping on the sides and a mast with 3 sails with signs on the sails reading (top): PHS [for Pasadena High School], (middle) Junior HS, (bottom) Elementary Schools. 8 boys in costume stand next to the float, one girl is seated on the float and 2 boys stand at the front of the float
Date:
January 1, 1924
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Pasadena schools float in the shape of a galley in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1924

"New Jersey" float before the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:
"New Jersey" float showing Washington crossing the Delaware with a striking floral American flag in the boat, photographed on a residential street (probably S. Orange Grove Blvd.) before the start of the parade. Men dressed in the uniform of the Revolutionary Army are on the float and a soldier stands next to the float with a banner reading: "New Jersey." The float was entered by the city of Long Beach.
Date:
January 2, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"New Jersey" float before the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

"Sea Monster" (lobster?) float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
Described as a red sea monster in the Los Angeles Times parade review, the creature appears to be a lobster standing guard over "Captain Kid's Treasure Chest." 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, entered by the city of Ventura, was designed and constructed by nonprofessionals.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Sea Monster" (lobster?) float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

"Dream of Youth" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:
"Dream of Youth" float depicting a fairyland theme in the early morning with a silver moon setting. A figure of a young man with his arms open is at the front of the float and a queen is seated in the center. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove. Entered by the Pasadena Water Department.
Date:
January 2, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Dream of Youth" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

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

Description:
The float of the Rose Parade Queen, Muriel Cowan, features 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 queen is accompanied by six attendants (Dorothy Bruce, Emily Bettainer, Lynn Smith, Shirley Chamberlain, Catherine Butler and Lucille Spelts) and three outwalkers in gowns and veils are also visible. 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
"Firebird" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
The "Old Ironsides" float was a floral replica of the historic frigate of the American navy. 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 San Diego.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Girls in a rickshaw drawn by a boys next to the "Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Two girls in rickshaws drawn by boys dressed in Chinese silk costumes preceding the "Chinese Empress" float entered by the city of Long Beach. The are passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of 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
Girls in a rickshaw drawn by a boys next to the "Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"Iris and the Rainbow" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:
The "Iris and the Rainbow" float, entered by the city of Altadena, with Betty Wilcox as Iris holding the streamer attached to six floral peacocks, accompanied by 4 flower girls (Janet Horning, Joan Smith, Anna Kelly and Marion Rutan) all beneath a wide floral rainbow. 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
"Iris and the Rainbow" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

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

Description:
Head-on view towards the front 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. The float is shown heading east on Colorado Blvd. on the first block east of Orange Grove Blvd. at the start of the parade route. The Goodhue Flagpole is visible behind the float.
Date:
January 1, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Peacock" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

"Orange is King" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

Description:
"Orange is King" float with an enthroned orange king and 2 heralds, pulled by a train engine with the date of the National Orange Show in San Bernardino on the side "Feb. 13-29." Gordon Elliott is the king and Nancy Caswell and Alta Faulkner are the heralds. The float is at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Orange is King" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930

"Christopher Columbus" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Float showing Christopher Columbus (Paul A. Jones) presenting 2 Indians to the King (Charles Luse) and Queen (Mary Louis Tompkins) of Spain, entered by the city of Santa Barbara. The float is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of 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
"Christopher Columbus" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"First Pacific Airmail Flight" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Float depicting the clipper plane which had recently flown across the Pacific on the first Orient air-mail flight, sponsored by the Pasadena city schools. The float is photographed passing the Goodhue flagpole 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
"First Pacific Airmail Flight" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

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

Description:
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.
Date:
January 1, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Venus" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

"Elephant" float with a prince and princess in a howdah in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1926

Description:
Float in the form of an Indian Elephant carrying child prince Randolph H. Bennett and princess Eloise McCarter in a howdah. The legs of the elephant moved to give the appearance of walking. Eight outwalkers costumed as turbaned slaves are not in the photograph. The float was entered by the city of Glendale.
Date:
January 1, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Elephant" float with a prince and princess in a howdah in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1926

Camp Fire Girls "Miss Alsace-Lorraine" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:
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.
Date:
January 1, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Camp Fire Girls "Miss Alsace-Lorraine" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

"River of Destiny" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:
"River of Destiny" float shows the Colorado River flowing from heather and pompom mountains at the back, through desert and a channel in more mountains to a land of flowers. Two little girls, June Muhleman and Jane Putney, play in the flowers. The float was entered by the Metropolitan Water District and is shown 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
"River of Destiny" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935