Czechoslovakia float at the starting point of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927
Contributor
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository) Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer) Tournament of Roses (subject)
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Description
A Tournament of the Roses parade float with a European theme (probably the entry from Czechoslovakia). The participant furthest to the left is wearing a traditional Eastern-European dress, while the three participants to the right of the float are wearing gowns. The float is decorated with palms and other various foliage, and a two-dimensional sun is suspended within an arch flanked by monumental vases of flowers. 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. Czechoslovakia was the first foreign government to enter a float in the Parade, in 1927. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Pasadena Rose Tourney, year 1927; 2081 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092 1927 was the first year the the Tournament of Roses Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song 34.145552779213744 Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. -118.16034078598022
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