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"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

Grandstand entrance with equestrian-themed frieze, by Chester Phillips, at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Description:
View of the grandstand entrance with its equestrian-themed frieze of galloping horses at Santa Anita Park. The frieze was created by Chester "Chet" R. Phillips, an architect and designer for Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect of the race track). The two flights of steps 2 the entrance are flanked by planting beds. A sign at the top of the steps reads "Cashiers" and 4 attendants stand on either side.
Date:
February 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Grandstand entrance with equestrian-themed frieze, by Chester Phillips, at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Grandstand view of floats at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Grandstand view of the 3 floats rounding a curve at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.: "Pink Shell," submitted by Manhattan Beach, 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; "Benjamin Franklin" submitted by Altadena showing Benjamin Franklin (Howard J. Stevenson) and a young assistant (Mickey McCarty) working at a hand press; and Inglewood's "Pioneer Memorial" float with a scout on a prancing floral steed with pioneer women and scouts seated below (Helen Robbins, Jean Teel, Alice Carmichael, Betty Ann Earl and Barbara Ziegler).
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Grandstand view of floats at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

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

Description:
Float with Rose Queen, Barbara Nichols, and attendants, Virginia Lea White, Rose Mary Watkins, Frances Shepherd, Dorothy Ginn, Charlotte Blackstone, and Katherine Newman. The float passes spectators gathered at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. next to the Goodhue Flagpole.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Rose Queen" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Girls in a rickshaw drawn by a boys next to the "Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Two girls in rickshaws drawn by boys dressed in Chinese silk costumes preceding the "Chinese Empress" float entered by the city of Long Beach. The are passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Girls in a rickshaw drawn by a boys next to the "Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

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

Description:
Float showing Christopher Columbus (Paul A. Jones) presenting 2 Indians to the King (Charles Luse) and Queen (Mary Louis Tompkins) of Spain, entered by the city of Santa Barbara. The float is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Christopher Columbus" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"First Pacific Airmail Flight" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Float depicting the clipper plane which had recently flown across the Pacific on the first Orient air-mail flight, sponsored by the Pasadena city schools. The float is photographed passing the Goodhue flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"First Pacific Airmail Flight" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"Conquest of India by Alexander the Great" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
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
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Conquest of India by Alexander the Great" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"Queen Elizabeth" float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

Description:
Court life of the period of Queen Elizabeth is the theme of this float with Dorothy Haggen as the Queen and a court guard in front of her. The float signage reads "L. A. County Fair" and "Pomona." The float is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Queen Elizabeth" float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

"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 and a girl riding in a rickshaw drawn by a boy.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936