The Dragon float emitted smoke and was 85 feet long. Two men wearing Asian shirts, trousers and conical straw hats carry a floral sign reading "Glendale," the city that entered the float. The Pasadena Post Office at 281 E. Colorado Blvd. is visible across the street.
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.
"Dawn" float with 4 white horses in flowers drawing a golden chariot driven by Apollo, portrayed by Warren Jones. Behind Apollo is a representation of the dawn with a rising sun on Mount Olympus. 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 Pasadena Water Department.
The first American flag to be made in California, by "Mrs. Bandini," is the subject of this float. Reported in "Floats banks of blossoms," Los Angeles Times, 02 Jan. 1924: II 7.
A Tournament of the Roses parade float with a European theme (probably the entry from Czechoslovakia). The participant furthest to the left is wearing a traditional Eastern-European dress, while the three participants to the right of the float are wearing gowns. The float is decorated with palms and other various foliage, and a two-dimensional sun is suspended within an arch flanked by monumental vases of flowers.
A Tournament of the Roses parade float with a European theme (probably the entry from Czechoslovakia). The participant furthest to the left is wearing a traditional Eastern-European dress, while the three participants to the right of the float are wearing gowns. The float is decorated with palms and other various foliage, and a two-dimensional sun is suspended within an arch flanked by monumental vases of flowers. 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.
"Conquest of India by Alexander the Great" is the theme of the float submitted by the Pasadena Water Department, with 2 veiled ladies seated before a temple (Alice Williams and Anna McDougall) and Alexander the Great (Sammy Schwartz) riding a golden chariot. Three of the 8 out-walkers are visible; young men dressed as Indian princes.
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.
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
Five uniformed men with flags, marching in Tournament of Roses parade, with crowd in background at the intersection of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd.
A column of uniformed men with flags marching in Tournament of Roses parade with spectators watching. The main Pasadena Post Office is visible on the far right (281 E. Colorado Blvd.) and a sign for "Vroman's Book Store Holiday Branch" is visible just beyond it.
At the site of a collapsed grandstand on the route of the Rose Parade, two men hold a sign reading "All parties entering stand or parking cars on these premises New Years day 1926 do so at their own risk. Paul Mahoney."
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.
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.