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"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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Title: "Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: January 1, 1934
1934-01-01
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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.
The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. Floats: South Gate, Santa Monica, San Francisco, San Diego.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz002541jq
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Events
Entertainment
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Culture
Lifestyle
Arts
Tournament of Roses
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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