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Decorated automobile for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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Title: Decorated automobile for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: January 1, 1934
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) 825-2006
Description: 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 automobile, completely blanketed in flowers and greenery with "Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors" in flowers on the side. There are no riders visible in the car. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the car in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard.
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. nitrates
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_3317
ark:/21198/zz002cnpz9
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Culture
Entertainment
Arts
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Events
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Tournament of Roses
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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