A similar photograph appears with Los Angeles Time article, February 7, 1926, The California Fruit Exposition at Alhambra, with caption: Special feature exhibit of Kern County Chamber of Commerce, second in class.
A woman in colonial costume representing Betsy Ross sits next to a United States flag rendered in flowers; a man, probably representing George Washington, stands behind her. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, April 24, 1928, "Forest Statue Unveiled, Thousands of School Pupils Take Part in Dedication of Green Cross Monument to Trees"
The first year of the Nisei festival was 1934. The term Nisei was used to signify the second generation, or American-born Japanese who were American citizens. The festival is now [2012] known as Nisei Week. In 1935 the second annual Nisei festival included a banquet, fashion shows, an ondo (folk dance), kendo contests, a pageant tracing Japanese history, flower and tea ceremonies and a parade.