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Title
"Star of the Sea" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued
January 1, 1938
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.
Manhattan Beach's "Star of the Sea" float in the 1938 Tournament of Roses Parade. The float featured a huge sea star made of orange marigolds and Iceland poppies. Three bathing beauties waved from the float
The theme of the 49th Tourament of Roses Parade in 1938 was "Playland Fantasies"
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Tournament of Roses - Floats 1938
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Tournament of Roses (1938) Floats
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1387_16538-09
ark:/21198/zz0025gr23
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lifestyle
Starfishes--California--Pasadena
Bathing beauties
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Entertainment
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Events
Manhattan Beach (Calif.)
Tournament of Roses
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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