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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

Pasadena schools float in the shape of a galley in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1924

Description:
Pasadena schools float in the shape of a galley with waves lapping on the sides and a mast with 3 sails with signs on the sails reading (top): PHS [for Pasadena High School], (middle) Junior HS, (bottom) Elementary Schools. 8 boys in costume stand next to the float, one girl is seated on the float and 2 boys stand at the front of the float
Date:
January 1, 1924
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Pasadena schools float in the shape of a galley in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1924

Mrs. Elsie Amidon and Mrs. Juanita Chamberlain the day before the Mexico Independence celebration, 1935

Description:
View of Mrs. Elsie Amidon and Mrs. Juanita Chamberlain standing back to back while holding hands. Elise Amidon, left, in veiled headress, dress, and bracelets, Juanita Chamberlain, right, standing in veiled headress with flowers, necklace, dress, and bracelets. Elsie Amidon was a member of Los Fiesteros de Los Angeles, a group dedicated to the perpetuation of the traditional Spanish fiesta in California. She was also a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, a group dedicated to the preservation of California's history.
Date:
September 14, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Mrs. Elsie Amidon and Mrs. Juanita Chamberlain the day before the Mexico Independence celebration, 1935

"New Jersey" float before the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:
"New Jersey" float showing Washington crossing the Delaware with a striking floral American flag in the boat, photographed on a residential street (probably S. Orange Grove Blvd.) before the start of the parade. Men dressed in the uniform of the Revolutionary Army are on the float and a soldier stands next to the float with a banner reading: "New Jersey." The float was entered by the city of Long Beach.
Date:
January 2, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"New Jersey" float before the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Officials at the inlet-outlet tower at the Bouquet Canyon Reservoir during the dedication ceremony, 1934

Description:
View of the officials and a truck next to the concrete inlet-outlet tower, 130 feet high, at the Bouquet Canyon Reservoir during the dedication ceremony when the water was first released to fill the reservoir. More than 50 persons attended the opening including Mayor Shaw; H. A. Van Norman, Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Bureau of Water Works; William Mulholland; Henry L. Jacques, E. F. Scattergood; President Hugh J. McGuire of the Board of Public Works; Lloyd Aldrich, City Engineer; Water Power Commissioner Arthur J. Mullen; T. A. Panter; William W. Hurlbut and Mrs Harriett Sunday of the Civil Service Commission; J. B. Lippincott, consulting engineer; and President William P. Whitsett of the Metropolitan Water District.
Date:
March 28, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Officials at the inlet-outlet tower at the Bouquet Canyon Reservoir during the dedication ceremony, 1934

"Sea Monster" (lobster?) float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
Described as a red sea monster in the Los Angeles Times parade review, the creature appears to be a lobster standing guard over "Captain Kid's Treasure Chest." 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, entered by the city of Ventura, was designed and constructed by nonprofessionals.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Sea Monster" (lobster?) float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

"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

Funeral of Will Rogers at Forest Lawn, Glendale, 1935

Description:
Funeral of Will Rogers at Forest Lawn with an honor guard of 8 enlisted men from the Seventeenth Attack Group, of General Headquarters, First Wing, March Field, attending the casket, which is draped with a floral American flag. The guard was changed every half hour. A column of mourners behind a rope barrier passes the casket.
Date:
August 22, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Funeral of Will Rogers at Forest Lawn, Glendale, 1935