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Title
"Fountain of Happiness" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1930
Date Created and/or Issued
January 1, 1930
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 "Fountain of Happiness" float features a central heart beneath a rainbow and with 4 pots overflowing with gold at its base. At each corner of the float are models of recently constructed Beverly Hills mansions. Two young women are seen resting against the 2 models in front. The float was entered by the city of Beverly Hills. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
The theme of the 1930 forty-first annual Rose Parade was "Festival Days in Flowers"
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1930. nitrates.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3468
ark:/21198/zz002cp2sg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Entertainment
Culture
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Arts
Events
Tournament of Roses
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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