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"The Colorado River Aqueduct" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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Title: "The Colorado River Aqueduct" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: January 1, 1934
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 Colorado River Aqueduct" float at the intersection of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove. The float represents a snow-covered mountain, valleys and desert with an arbor at the back. The float was entered by the Metropolitan Water District.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Tournament of Roses. Floats: Long Beach, Paramount, Metropolitan Water Dist., Texaco, Adohr-able Nymphs
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: 8764
uclamss_1387_08764-05
ark:/21198/zz002541zx
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Culture
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Arts
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Events
Goodhue Flagpole (Pasadena, Calif.)
Tournament of Roses
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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