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Grand Marshal Admiral William Sowden Sims in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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Title: Grand Marshal Admiral William Sowden Sims 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 theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Rose Parade Grand Marshal Admiral William Sowden Sims in a chauffeur driven automobile blanketed in flowers and greenery in the shape of a ship with an eagle at the front. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the automobile 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_3346
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Culture
Entertainment
Arts
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Events
Tournament of Roses
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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