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Equestrians at the Palm Springs Field Club during the Desert Circus Rodeo, Palm Springs, 1938

Description:
A long row of men on horseback face the Desert Circus Rodeo audience in the grandstands (not visible, on the left) with two riders placed in front of them. The riders wear hats and are dressed in formal riding attire, with the exception of the rider in the front who wears a shiny silk shirt and a cowboy hat.
Date:
1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Equestrians at the Palm Springs Field Club during the Desert Circus Rodeo, Palm Springs, 1938

"Enchanted Lands" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

Description:
The "Enchanted Lands" float features a large floral replica of the California Building (a Spanish Colonial building designed for the by architect Bertram Goodhue for the 1915-1917 Panama–California Exposition held in San Diego to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal) with a bell tower and dome reproduced with yellow, white and bronze chrysanthemums. A sign on the side of the float reads "San Diego, World Exposition City, 1935." On the visible corners of the float are float riders in costume with decorations featuring (L to R) a Spanish-American mission, a Chinese bridge, and a South Seas palm. The Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. is visible behind the float.
Date:
January 1, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Enchanted Lands" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1935

"Elephant" float with a prince and princess in a howdah in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1926

Description:
Float in the form of an Indian Elephant carrying child prince Randolph H. Bennett and princess Eloise McCarter in a howdah. The legs of the elephant moved to give the appearance of walking. Eight outwalkers costumed as turbaned slaves are not in the photograph. The float was entered by the city of Glendale.
Date:
January 1, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Elephant" float with a prince and princess in a howdah in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1926

"Egyptian Barge" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1926

Description:
The "Egyptian barge" float is canopied with vines and flowers and features Martha Meserole as Queen of the Rose Maidens. "South Pasadena" appears in floral letters on the side of a float with a verdant hill covered by an awning and with girls in costume seated in a bower at the end. This was the first entry for the city of South Pasadena.
Date:
January 1, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Egyptian Barge" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1926

"Dreams of Pasadena" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931

Description:
"Dreams of Pasadena" float with a butterfly on top of stacked circular floral stages in front of the Tournament of Roses queen, Mary Lou Waddell, seated on a throne and with smaller butterflies on the sides of the float. Ropes of pink sweetpeas extend to 4 outwalkers. The float was entered by the Tournament of Roses and is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. with the Goodhue Flagpole in the background.
Date:
January 1, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Dreams of Pasadena" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931

"Dream of Youth" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:
"Dream of Youth" float depicting a fairyland theme in the early morning with a silver moon setting. A figure of a young man with his arms open is at the front of the float and a queen is seated in the center. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove. Entered by the Pasadena Water Department.
Date:
January 2, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Dream of Youth" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

"Dream in a Bed of Roses" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931

Description:
View of the "Dream in a Bed of Roses" float with float rider Marjorie Douville seated on large, curtained floral bed flanked by tall vases with long-stemmed roses. The float was entered by the city and county of San Francisco. The Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. is visible behind the float on the left.
Date:
January 1, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Dream in a Bed of Roses" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931

Decorated automobile at the start of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
Decorated automobile at the start of the Tournament of Roses Parade driven by a chauffeur and with 2 women in the back seat. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the car in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Decorated automobile at the start of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

"Dawn" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
"Dawn" float with 4 white horses in flowers drawing a golden chariot driven by Apollo, portrayed by Warren Jones. Behind Apollo is a representation of the dawn with a rising sun on Mount Olympus. 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 Pasadena Water Department.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Dawn" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1939

Description:
Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown on unpaved street with spectators on the sidewalk. The man supporting the front holds the lion's head high above his own head and is smiling. There is allot of dust or smoke in the foreground. A sign on a commercial building reads: "Eastern Grocery Co."
Date:
[circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1939

Czechoslovakia float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Description:
A Tournament of the Roses parade float with a European theme (probably the entry from Czechoslovakia). The participant furthest to the left is wearing a traditional Eastern-European dress, while the three participants to the right of the float are wearing gowns. The float is decorated with palms and other various foliage, and a two-dimensional sun is suspended within an arch flanked by monumental vases of flowers.
Date:
January 1, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Czechoslovakia float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Czechoslovakia float at the starting point of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Description:
A Tournament of the Roses parade float with a European theme (probably the entry from Czechoslovakia). The participant furthest to the left is wearing a traditional Eastern-European dress, while the three participants to the right of the float are wearing gowns. The float is decorated with palms and other various foliage, and a two-dimensional sun is suspended within an arch flanked by monumental vases of flowers. 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.
Date:
January 1, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Czechoslovakia float at the starting point of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Crowd gathers to catch a glimpse of the airplane that set a world record, flying non-stop from Moscow to southern California. July 14, 1937.

Description:
A crowd gathers to view the Tupolev ANT-25 flown by Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, and Sergei Danilin from Moscow to a field outside San Jacinto, CA. The non-stop flight covered 6700 miles in 62 hours and 12 minutes, smashing the previous record for longest non-stop flight. July 14, 1937.
Date:
July 14, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd gathers to catch a glimpse of the airplane that set a world record, flying non-stop from Moscow to southern California. July 14, 1937.