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"Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Pre-parade view of South Pasadena's float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade which depicts the court of Louis XVI (Robert de Golia) and Marie Antoinette (Mary Bellerue) in a garden at Versailles with a peacock at the front, and with 2 ladies in waiting (Jeanette Thompson and Mary Jean Lloyd). The float is guarded by out-walkers costumed as Nubian servants. Winner of sweepstakes award at parade.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

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

Description:
A floral replica of an Indian temple on the back with Alice Williams and Anna McDougal as veiled princesses seated on the steps, and two floral chargers pulling Alexander, played by Sammy Schwartz, in a golden chariot in the front. The float was entered by the Pasadena Water Dept. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Conquest of India by Alexander the Great" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"Neptune's Chariot" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
View of the "Neptune's Chariot" float with a giant sea turtle pulling a shell chariot. The sea god and 2 attendants are absent due to the rain. 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 Texaco company.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Neptune's Chariot" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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

Description:
A tribute to Will Rogers, following his death the previous year, at the 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade, surrounded by an unknown number of spectators. A tribute by the Union Oil Company, the float depicts a riderless horse in front of a large star to represent Rogers's career. The float won the grand prize award for the parade.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Will Rogers Commemorative float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Prize-winning parade float sponsored by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and the International Association of Machinists appears in Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1946

Description:
Prize-winning parade float featuring women in costume representing one of the "Big Five" nations: the United States, England, France, China, and Russia. The float was sponsored by the International Association of Machinists, District Lodge 727, and engineers from the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. The float was used in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade in 1946. The women in the photograph are from left to right: Sherry Purkiser, Miss Russia; Ronnie Baukand, Miss China; Marjorie Hemmingway, Miss United States; Patricia Kubelka, Miss France; and Jeanne Gilliland, Miss England.
Date:
January 1, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Prize-winning parade float sponsored by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and the International Association of Machinists appears in Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1946

Lockheed employees and members of the International Association of Machinists prepare a model aircraft to be used on a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1946

Description:
The float was sponsored by the International Association of Machinists, District Lodge 727, and engineers from the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. The float was used in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade in 1946 and featured five women representing one of the "Big Five" nations: the United States, England, France, China, and Russia.
Date:
January 1, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Lockheed employees and members of the International Association of Machinists prepare a model aircraft to be used on a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1946

"Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
View of South Pasadena's float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade which depicts the court of Louis XVI (Robert de Golia) and Marie Antoinette (Mary Bellerue) in a garden at Versailles with a peacock at the front, and with 2 ladies in waiting (Jeanette Thompson and Mary Jean Lloyd). The float is guarded by out-walkers costumed as Nubian servants. Winner of sweepstakes award at parade.. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
View of South Pasadena's float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade which depicts the court of Louis XVI (Robert de Golia) and Marie Antoinette (Mary Bellerue) in a garden at Versailles with a peacock at the front, and with 2 ladies in waiting (Jeanette Thompson and Mary Jean Lloyd). The float is guarded by out-walkers costumed as Nubian servants. Winner of sweepstakes award at parade.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936