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 1932 forty-third annual Rose Parade was "Nations & Games in Flowers," looking forward to the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles The "A Vista Calavo" float featuring a large half avocado with Marie Harmon seated in the center. Three children, Dona Lee Hoskins, Carol Haas and Mary Hildebrandt play on a bank of flowers. The float was entered by city of San Diego and is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1932
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3566 ark:/21198/zz002cp695
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena Culture Arts Entertainment Events Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena Tournament of Roses Harmon, Marie Hildebrandt, Mary Haas, Carol Hoskins, Dona Lee
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