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 "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean" float in honor of the visiting football team from Columbia University was entered by the Pasadena Parks and Playgrounds Department. Catherine Wollam, Pasadena City College student, as Miss Columbia, stands at the wheel of the ship. The float won the Pasadena challenge trophy for which only Pasadena entrants competed. 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. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Tournament of Roses. Float: Hotel Vista del Arroyo, Columbia, Royal Typewriter, Venice, Queen Float.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025421f
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena Events Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena Arts Tournament of Roses Goodhue Flagpole (Pasadena, Calif.)
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