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Title
"Rainbow and the Pot of Gold" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued
January 2, 1933
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) 825-2030
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
"Rainbow and the Pot of Gold" float with four fairies seated on a half rainbow and a mound of oranges representing the pot of gold at the base of the rainbow. Three outwalkers holding streamers are visible. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorade Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd. Entered by the city of Covina.
The theme of the 1933 forty-fourth annual Rose Parade was "Fairy Tales in Flowers."
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1933
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3293
ark:/21198/zz002cnp4w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Entertainment
Culture
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Floats (Parades)--California--Los Angeles
Arts
Events
Tournament of Roses
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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