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"The Colorado River Aqueduct" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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Title: "The Colorado River Aqueduct" 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.
"The Colorado River Aqueduct" float at the intersection of Colorado Blvd. and Orange Grove. The float represents a snow-covered mountain, valleys and desert with an arbor at the back. The float was entered by the Metropolitan Water District.
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. nitrates.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_3347
ark:/21198/zz002cnwxp
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Culture
Arts
Entertainment
Floats (Parades)--California--Los Angeles
Events
Tournament of Roses
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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