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"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

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

"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
The "Old Ironsides" float was a floral replica of the historic frigate of the American navy. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the float on the right in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard. The float was entered by the city of San Diego.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

"Little America" float in the Toutnament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
The first base was established in 1929, while the last, Little America V, was established in 1956 at Kainan Bay. Little America II was established in 1934, and during the 1934-1935 expedition, many souvenir letters were sent from Little America, using a commemorative postage stamp issued by the U.S. government. Glendale's float received a special award, a consolation prize after the float's entry having been delayed en route to the parade.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Little America" float in the Toutnament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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

Ground view looking up at people scaling the scaffolding of a grand stand, Pasadena, 1941

Description:
Photograph of a soldier and other fellow spectators sitting and standing on the scaffolding that supports a grandstand at the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. The camera looks up from the ground towards the grandstand and views it from the back and the side. The grandstand stands at right. At the corner, a soldier (center) stands and peers over to the left. Other spectators sit on the scaffolding beams beneath the grandstand with their backs to the camera. A row at the top of the grandstand is visible. Here, spectators sit with their backs to the camera as well. Trees stand on the left side of the image.
Date:
January 1, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ground view looking up at people scaling the scaffolding of a grand stand, Pasadena, 1941

Robert Gaylord seated in a decorated automobile in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1901

Description:
Image depicting an early model automobile covered with foliage. Robert Gaylord (possibly African American) is in the driver's seat of a Milwaukee horseless carriage, dressed in a suit and cap. The car is in a driveway with a house in the background. This was the first year that there were automobiles in the Tournament of Roses parade.
Date:
January 01, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Robert Gaylord seated in a decorated automobile in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1901

Four horse carriage carrying four young women at the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, 1902

Description:
Two white horses pulling a carriage with four young women holding parasols and one male driver at the intersection of S. Raymond Ave. and E. Colorado Blvd. The horses and carriage are decorated with garlands. Men in Spanish costume ride horses on both sides of the carriage. Several people, horses, and bicycles are in the background. American flags hang over the parade route.
Date:
January 01,1902
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Four horse carriage carrying four young women at the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, 1902

Ten young women in the horse-drawn Maryland Hotel float at the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, 1908

Description:
The women are identified as Miss Laing, Miss H. Laing, Miss Jessie McCamment, Mrs. Thomas French, Miss Grace Veder, Miss Pauline Miller, Miss Marjorie Ward, Mlle. Chevaleau, Miss Rosamond Porter, Miss Cobb and Mrs. Southard. ("Floral riches run riot: Gardens give of loveliest for grand display ...," Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 1908: 112)
Date:
January 01, 1908
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Ten young women in the horse-drawn Maryland Hotel float at the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, 1908

Equestrians in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1901

Description:
The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade, is part of "America's New Year Celebration" held New Year's Day. It was used to showcase California’s mild winter weather, and encourage migration from the East and the Midwest. Early precursors to the parade had horse-drawn carriages covered in flowers, followed by foot races, polo matches, and a game of tug-of-war on the town lot. Upon seeing the scores of flowers on display, one professor decided to suggest the name "Tournament of Roses." The first official parade was in 1895.
Date:
January 01, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Equestrians in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1901

Carriage at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1902

Description:
The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade, is part of "America's New Year Celebration" held New Year's Day. It was used to showcase California’s mild winter weather, and encourage migration from the East and the Midwest. Early precursors to the parade had horse-drawn carriages covered in flowers, followed by foot races, polo matches, and a game of tug-of-war on the town lot. Upon seeing the scores of flowers on display, one professor decided to suggest the name "Tournament of Roses." The first official parade was in 1895.
Date:
January 01, 1902
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Carriage at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1902

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

Description:
The "A Sea of Sand" float was preceded by 4 thoroughbred Arabian horses and two camels, "ships of the desert." In addition to its title, the float also bears the floral sign "The Dessert Playground." A woman in a bathing suit stands on the float, braving the rain. The float was entered by the city of Palm Springs. The float is seen is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
"A Sea of Sand" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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

Description:
View of the Chinese Empress Wan Qua Fei float. The float features a carriage lead by dragons with Lili Arikawa seated on a throne as the empress with 2 girls seated below her, hanging baskets and lanterns, and with 'Long Beach' written on top. All of the participants are dressed in light-colored Chinese silk, including 5 outwalker boys with baskets suspended from shoulder poles. Following is the Huntington Park's "Vanishing Race" float
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Arden float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:
Floral birds pulling a float with a large globe in the center and three floral parasols above platforms at the back providing shade for 2 visible maidens. Atop the globe is a uniformed man with "Adore" (probably for Adore Dairy) written on the back of his shirt. The float is on a reidential street, probably Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:
January 2, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Arden float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Pasadena Clearinghouse float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931

Description:
Pasadena Clearinghouse float with cornupocias spilling flowers and the word "Banks" written in flowers on the side. Two girls can be seen ringing New Years bells with the hat of a third girl just visible. The float is probably near the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Pasadena Clearinghouse float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931