Image / "Noble Whale" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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Title: "Noble Whale" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: January 1, 1934
1934-01-01
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 theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
View of the "Noble Whale" float, missing its original pendant whale boat and unable to spout. The float was entered by the Dr. W. J. Ross Company.
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. nitrates.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_3340
ark:/21198/zz002cnvgg
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Events
Transportation
Entertainment
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Tournament of Roses
Binley, Helen
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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