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

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Title: "Norse Ship at Anchor" 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 theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
The "Norse Ship at Anchor" float with 2 Norse warriors keeping guard. 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 Los Angeles County Fair.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Tournament of Roses. Floats: Hollywood, National Orange Show, Glendale, L.A. County Fair, Firestone Tire and Rubber
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz002541ps
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Events
Entertainment
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Arts
Lifestyle
Culture
Tournament of Roses
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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