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"Rose Queen" float with Barbara Nichols at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Float with Rose Queen and attendants on board as seen by crowds at Tournament of Roses Parade. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 11, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

"Rose Queen" float with Barbara Nichols and her court on a float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

Description:: The theme for the forty-seventh Rose Parade was "History in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1936
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

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

"The Seasons" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: The theme of the 49th Tourament of Roses Parade in 1938 was "Playland Fantasies"
Date:: January 1, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Chinese Empress Wan Qua Fei float, a carriage lead by dragons with Lili Arikawa seated on a throne as the empress, hanging baskets and lanterns, and with 'Long Beach' written on top seen by crowd at 1936 Tournament of Roses 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

"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: The theme for the forty-seventh Rose Parade was "History in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Cleopatra" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, January 1, 1936

Description:: Standard Oil sponsored float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade in staging area. The float depicts Cleopatra riding a barge followed by a group of female attendants.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Royal 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 Daily News Negatives

"Queen of the Seven Seas" float in the Tournament 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 Daily News Negatives

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

Description:: The float was entered by the city of Glendale and won the Tournament of Roses theme prize
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

Description:: Santa Barbara’s float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade before spectators. The float depicts the Christopher Columbus before King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella with two Indians from the New World. 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

"Fountain of Youth" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Float in shape of tiered viewing stands withJ. H. Burns playing the role of Ponce de Leon reaching for the fountain of youth and with 'Dr. W. J. Ross (unreadable) Co.' written on side. 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

Star of the Sea float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: The theme of the 49th Tourament of Roses Parade in 1938 was "Playland Fantasies"
Date:: January 1, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Norse Ship at Anchor" 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 Daily News Negatives

North Hollywood's winged seahorse 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 Daily News Negatives

"Fairyland Symphony" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: The theme of the 49th Tourament of Roses Parade in 1938 was "Playland Fantasies"
Date:: 1938-01-01
January 1, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Bride of the Sea" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The "Bride of the Sea" float representing a beautiful young maiden riding beneath a floral canopy. 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 Santa Monica.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Golden Gate Bridge" 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 Daily News Negatives

Long Beach's "Queen of the Beaches" float in the Rose 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 Daily News Negatives

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"Rose Queen" float with Barbara Nichols at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

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

"Rose Queen" float with Barbara Nichols and her court on a float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 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

"The Seasons" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"Cleopatra" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, January 1, 1936

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

"Queen of the Seven Seas" float in the Tournament Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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

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

"Fountain of Youth" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Star of the Sea float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

"Norse Ship at Anchor" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

North Hollywood's winged seahorse float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934.

"Fairyland Symphony" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

"Bride of the Sea" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

"Golden Gate Bridge" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Long Beach's "Queen of the Beaches" float in the Rose Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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