Laguna Beach's entry of a float of flowers arranged into image of humorist Will Rogers, to commemorate his 1935 death, as seen by crowd at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade
Laguna Beach's entry float of flowers arranged into image of humorist Will Rogers, to commemorate his 1935 death, at staging area on S. Orange Grove Blvd.
Related to the article: "Boost Given Homes City: Leaders Praise Beverly Hills. Chamber, Civic Association Hold Annual Banquet; Notables present," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1935: A1
Related to the article: "Boost Given Homes City: Leaders Praise Beverly Hills. Chamber, Civic Association Hold Annual Banquet; Notables present," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1935: A1
A similar photograph appears in the Los Angeles Times, 8/23/1935, with the caption: "World Pays Solemn Homage to Will Rogers in Final Rites at Forest Lawn; Thousands, in silent reverence, filed past the bier where Will Rogers lay beneath a flag of flowers to pay him final honor."
A column of mourners lined up behind a rope guideline to pay tribute to Will Rogers at the entrance to Forest Lawn with the duck pond, heron fountain and Red Cross first aid tent in the background on the right.
Police Chief Blair is quoted in the article, "Southland Stunned by Tragic Plane Deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post: Gestures of Reverence Bear Witness to Grief. Film Colony, Official Circles and Lay Public Pay Tribute to Widely-Beloved Pair," Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 1935.
Police Chief Blair is quoted in the article, "Southland Stunned by Tragic Plane Deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post: Gestures of Reverence Bear Witness to Grief. Film Colony, Official Circles and Lay Public Pay Tribute to Widely-Beloved Pair," Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 1935.