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"Adohr-able Nymphs" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mary Pickford with local businessmen flipping on power for Santa Claus Lane, Hollywood, November 30, 1935

Description:: Enterence for Santa Claus Lane was at Hollywood and Vine Blvds in Hollywood. E. J. Shurtz was chairman of Santa Claus Lane Committee and manager of the Broadway Hollywood. Strasburg was also in a leadership position on the committee.
Date:: November 30, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballerina dances in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballerina dances in the Ballet Russe performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was written by Marc Platoff and performed as part of the Ballet Russe at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Long Beach "Queen of the Beaches" Power Parade float in Los Angeles, Calif., 1936

Date:: October 10, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Race car driver Rex Mays poses in a "midget" car at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Racing star Rex Mays poses in a "midget" car decorated with Felix the Cat for a race against "midget" car driver Bob Swanson at the Legion Ascot speedway. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races. Both drivers were later killed in accidents on the track.
Date:: August 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Star of the Sea float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: The theme of the 49th Tourament of Roses Parade in 1938 was "Playland Fantasies"
Date:: January 1, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Behind the scenes at 1939 Union Station Pageant people dressed as Native American Indians holding up men in business office

Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Fanchonettes, female dance troupe, backstage stage at their makeup tables in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1950

Date:: circa 1950
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Charles Caudle using puppets and props for lecture on the do's and don'ts during an atomic bomb attack in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1951

Date:: circa 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Pop-eye", a Persian housecat, made famous for killing a four-foot-long black diamond rattlesnake.

Description:: Pictured is "Pop-eye", the two-year-old Persian housecat pet of one young Miss Betty Jean Welch, famous for killing a four-foot-long black diamond rattlesnake. The snake invaded Pop-eye's backyard, wherein Pop-eye defended his territory and bravely defeated the reptilian invader.
Date:: March 15, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Norse Ship at Anchor" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Shriners dressed in Arab robes with float in shape of a camel during Shriners convention parade in Los Angeles, Calif., 1950

Date:: 1950
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actresses Evelyn Poe, Helen Parrish, and Phyllis Brooks pose with Judge Parker Wood after their film contracts are approved, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Aspiring actresses (left to right) Phyllis Brooks, Evelyn Poe, and Helen Parrish receive approval from Judge Parker Wood for their film contracts with the studio R.-K.-O.
Date:: July 30, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Trumpet player entertains the theater audience on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 15, 1937

Description:: Trumpet player entertains the theater audience on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium. The show was a San Francisco Opera Association production of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), starring Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, accompanied by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Date:: November 15, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Pre-Christmas parade in downtown; features rocket ship float with Santa Claus in Los Angeles, 1940

Date:: November 21, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Socialites attend benefit performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Socialites mingle at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Date:: [circa May 12, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

People on Broadway Street celebrating New Year's Eve, 1940 Los Angeles, Calif.

Date:: December 31, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Tree lighting ceremony for 105-foot Christmas tree in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, Calif., 1949

Date:: November 29, 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"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

"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

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"Adohr-able Nymphs" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Mary Pickford with local businessmen flipping on power for Santa Claus Lane, Hollywood, November 30, 1935

Ballerina dances in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Long Beach "Queen of the Beaches" Power Parade float in Los Angeles, Calif., 1936

Race car driver Rex Mays poses in a "midget" car at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935

Star of the Sea float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

Behind the scenes at 1939 Union Station Pageant people dressed as Native American Indians holding up men in business office

Fanchonettes, female dance troupe, backstage stage at their makeup tables in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1950

Charles Caudle using puppets and props for lecture on the do's and don'ts during an atomic bomb attack in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1951

"Pop-eye", a Persian housecat, made famous for killing a four-foot-long black diamond rattlesnake.

"Norse Ship at Anchor" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Shriners dressed in Arab robes with float in shape of a camel during Shriners convention parade in Los Angeles, Calif., 1950

Actresses Evelyn Poe, Helen Parrish, and Phyllis Brooks pose with Judge Parker Wood after their film contracts are approved, Los Angeles, 1935

Trumpet player entertains the theater audience on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 15, 1937

Pre-Christmas parade in downtown; features rocket ship float with Santa Claus in Los Angeles, 1940

Socialites attend benefit performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

People on Broadway Street celebrating New Year's Eve, 1940 Los Angeles, Calif.

Tree lighting ceremony for 105-foot Christmas tree in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, Calif., 1949

"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

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