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Title
"Sea Gull" float 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) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The "Sea Gull" float with sea gull poised on a beach with mermaids Lillian Robertson and Marion E. Cook nearby. 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. The float was entered by the city of Manhattan Beach.
The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. nitrates.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3323
ark:/21198/zz002cnq5w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Events
Culture
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Arts
Entertainment
Goodhue Flagpole (Pasadena, Calif.)
Tournament of Roses
Robertson, Lillian
Cook, Marion E
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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