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Victorious athlete float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: A young woman in Grecian costume places a wreath on a victorious Greek athlete on a floral platform framed by four Olympic torches on the San Jose Fiesta de las Rosas Association float. Two additional women ride the float, which is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Doorman Andrew Speers holds an impressive collection of celebrity autographs, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: During his time as doorman for the Hotel Vista del Arroyo Andrew "Andy" Speers has collected the autographs of some of America's most famous, including four presidents, Charles Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Rudolph Valentino and many others.
Date:: October 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Harold E. Wolcott with his lawyers Archie Orme, George S. Carter, William W. Larson and L.R. Shaw, Pasadena, 1933

Description:: Harold E. Wolcott sits unsmiling with his hands folded in his lap. His four attorneys are seated behind him, all looking at the camera except for Archie Orme who peers at a pile of documents on the table before him. Several unidentified people can be seen seated in the courtroom behind them.
Date:: October 3, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Elks Lodge marching band and "Uncle Sam Hat" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:: Elks Lodge marching band with a banner partially reading "...Lodge...B. P." followed by a float in the form of an Uncle Sam hat the Drummer Boys of '61 portrayed by G.A.R. veterans riding inside the hat.
Date:: January 1, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Albert Einstein at Caltech tribute dinner with James R. Page, Russell H. Ballard, Allan C. Balch, Dr. R. C. Tolman, Dr. Robert A. Millikan, Jacob Gould Schurman, and Charles A. Beard, Pasadena, 1932

Description:: Group portrait of Albert Einstein with 7 other notables at a tribute dinner at Caltech. They are attired in full evening dress (white tie).
Date:: January 25, 1932
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
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Hiawatha's wooing" 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

Shirley Temple riding a float as the Grand Marshal of 50th Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description:: A similar photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the headline, “Fiftieth Rose Parade Thrills Record Throng,” Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan 1939: 2.
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Michael Zinzun next to police brutality flyer, 1986

Date:: July 27, 1986
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Atkins, Lacy
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Portion of the new wind tunnel at Caltech, Pasadena, 1929

Description:: Portion of a wind tunnel. There is a window on one of the tunnels and wooden ladders surrounding it. Reported in "CALTECH TESTS WIND IN TUNNEL: Guggenheim Graduate Unit Trying Out Planes," Los Angeles Times, 21 Jul. 1929: A1.
Date:: July 20, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Enchanted Lands" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: The "Enchanted Lands" float features a large floral replica of the California Building (a Spanish Colonial building designed for the by architect Bertram Goodhue for the 1915-1917 Panama–California Exposition held in San Diego to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal) with a bell tower and dome reproduced with yellow, white and bronze chrysanthemums. A sign on the side of the float reads "San Diego, World Exposition City, 1935." On the visible corners of the float are float riders in costume with decorations featuring (L to R) a Spanish-American mission, a Chinese bridge, and a South Seas palm. The Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. is visible behind the float.
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

South Gate float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description:: South Gate's Rose Parade float is seen in the foreground. Its theme was "Memories in Music" and it had a sound feature as well as a floral harp, trumpets, and a recorder. South Pasadena's entry is seen in the background.
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Chinese Barge" 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

Member of a bagpipe band in Rose Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:: Bagpiper participant in the Rose Parade in kilt and sporran playing his bagpipe
Date:: January 2, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Southern California Farm House" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: The "Southern California Farm House" float is formed of cornflowers and white flowers with a garden in front and a rising sun behind the house. The float riders are Lois Weston and Leland and James Clemson. The El Monte entry is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove blvd. and Colorado Blvd. with the Goodhue Flagpole in the background on the right.
Date:: January 1, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Large house or mansion, Pasadena, 1920s

Description:: Exterior view of amansion. There is a concrete open gate with a long driveway leading to the home. The front of the home has three pillars.
Date:: [between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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

Description:: View of Dorothy Edwards, queen of the tournament, seated on a floral butterfly throne beneath a floral canopy with her fairy attendants Eleanor Braden, Joyce Dunkerly, Norma Hassler and Jeanne Thomson.
Date:: January 2, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Betty Blake Rogers, wife of the late Will Rogers, Pasadena, 1935

Description:: The faces of people in the background can be seen watching Mrs. Rogers, dressed all in black.
Date:: December 31, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

"Pilgrim Days" float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

Description:: Pilgrim days with a church and steeple set back in a forest and with Florence and Stanley Astenleiter and their 5-year-old daughter Yvonne, costumed in 17th century garments in the front.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

United Service Clubs float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Description:: The United Service Clubs Rose Parade theme float was "Schooldays." It featured a schoolhouse on a hill, with an arbor and a well. Those riding on the float were; Beth MacLeod, 12; Betty Goodman, 12; Phyllis Newcomer, 12; Jeannette Selph, 14; and Jimmy McNary, 7.
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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Victorious athlete float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Doorman Andrew Speers holds an impressive collection of celebrity autographs, Pasadena, 1935

Harold E. Wolcott with his lawyers Archie Orme, George S. Carter, William W. Larson and L.R. Shaw, Pasadena, 1933

Elks Lodge marching band and "Uncle Sam Hat" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Albert Einstein at Caltech tribute dinner with James R. Page, Russell H. Ballard, Allan C. Balch, Dr. R. C. Tolman, Dr. Robert A. Millikan, Jacob Gould Schurman, and Charles A. Beard, Pasadena, 1932

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

"Hiawatha's wooing" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1929

Shirley Temple riding a float as the Grand Marshal of 50th Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

Michael Zinzun next to police brutality flyer, 1986

Portion of the new wind tunnel at Caltech, Pasadena, 1929

"Enchanted Lands" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

South Gate float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

"Chinese Barge" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Member of a bagpipe band in Rose Parade, Pasadena, 1928

"Southern California Farm House" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Large house or mansion, Pasadena, 1920s

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

Betty Blake Rogers, wife of the late Will Rogers, Pasadena, 1935

"Pilgrim Days" float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

United Service Clubs float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1939

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