Pipe band musicians wearing full highland dress. 1927 was the first year the Rose Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song.
View of 2 men costumed as gondoliers carrying a banner announcing the start of the 47th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade, with a motor cycle policeman on the left and a marching band following in the distance.
View of the Manhattan Beach float with Elnora Record seated in a large, pink shell riding the crest of a wave, with Helene Epperson and Charlotte Havlu costumed as mermaids riding surfboards, and 2 little girls, Barbara Mae Pitzer and Rosemary Dubarry seated on either side. Following behind are Altadena's "Benjamin Franklin" float and Inglewood's "Pioneer" float.
Tournament of Roses parade float with elks, a boy in elks attire, other children in costume, and with two male outwalkers in elks attire, sponsored by the Huntington Park Lodge #1415, prize winner Tournament of Roses
"Rock of Ages" float surmounted by a cross and 2 children dressed as angels, and drawn by 2 white donkeys. A woman dressed in a white Biblical costume seeking peace and refuge walks next to the donkeys. The float, designed by Col. William H. Gooding, was entered by the Salvation Army.