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."
1927 was the first year the Rose Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song. The float sponsored by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce represents a hill with cottages suspended above the world, which was revolving. It was the winner of the Grand Sweepstakes. Photograph appears in "PASADENA'S 38th ANNUAL ROSE TOURNAMENT," Los Angeles Times, 02 Jan. 1927: 27.
A similar photograph appears with the headline, “Long Beach Depicts Sea of Roses and Metropolitan Water District Parker Dam,” Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan 1939: 3
View of float with a Spanish dancer on a platform performing to music created by 4 musicians standing behind her. The float was entered by the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce and is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Viking ship float with a dragon figurehead for the bow and guided 8 Viking maids. This image is a detail of the dragon figurehead with one Viking maiden.
"River of Destiny" float shows the Colorado River flowing from heather and pompom mountains at the back, through desert and a channel in another mountain to a land of flowers. Two little girls, June Muhleman and Jane Putney, play in the flowers. The float was entered by the Metropolitan Water District. The float is shown heading east on Colorado Blvd. on the first block east of Orange Grove Blvd. at the start of the parade route.
Spectators watching a car and a float in the form of a covered wagon drawn by a team of horses in the Tournament of Roses Parade. A man standin next to the horses holds a sign reading: "Pasadena Elks."
Rose Parade spectators and policeman standing in front of commercial buildings at 89 East Colorado Blvd. Two commercial signs read: "Hunter & Williams Quitting Business Sale...," and "$1.00 Dollar Frocks."
"The Wedding of the Orange" float with Lucille Brown as the bride, Alpheus Hott as the bridegroom, Norton Barnum as the minister, Eddie Rogers as the best man, Daisy Herlinger as the matron of honor, Frances Atwood, Brownette Kramer, Margaret Cairnes, Ruth McGraw, and Mildred Waycott as bridesmaids. The float was entered by the San Bernardino National Orange Show.
Close-up view of a little girl seated on a float, possibly the "A Midsummer Night's Dream" float, wearing a costume with a satin bodice, tutu skirt and light wings. The house in the background indicates that the float is on Orange Grove Blvd., probably before the start of the Rose Parade.
View of a float commemorating the recent completion of the Angeles Forest Highway entered by the city of Antelope Valley. The float rider is Ann Steddom, a senior at Antelope Valley Joint Union High School, seated on a floral throne. Spectators view the parade from a grandstand on the right, located on the north side of Colorado Blvd. on the first block east of Orange Grove Blvd.
The "Sunset in Haiti" float features a floral arch representing a sunset over a floral mountain and ocean. Bee Richardson, Alice Wright and Jane Hagenbush were the riders; 2 riders are visible. The float was entered by the Pasadena city schools and is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.