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Title
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued
January 2, 1933
1933-01-02
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-2045
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," float has a "National Orange Show" floral sign on the side with a giant orange on wheels as a coach, driven by Mary Jayne Shorett, as Goldilocks, and pulled by the bears, with youths dressed as pages standing at the front of the float. A floral sign at the front of the float reads "San Bernardino." The float is seen at the intersection of Colorade Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd. The float was sponsored by the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce.
The theme of the 1933 forty-fourth annual Rose Parade was "Fairy Tales in Flowers."
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3278
ark:/21198/zz002cnnmn
Language
English
Subject
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Culture
Arts
Entertainment
Events
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
National Orange Show
Tournament of Roses
Shorett, Mary Jayne
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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