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 "Germany" float features a log cabin emitting a wisp of smoke in front of the Schwarzwald--the Black Forest. A ski jumper (Russell Mercer) and bob-sledress (Esther May Muhleman) represent the German Youth Movement (Freideutsche Jugend). The float was designed by Georgia Josephine Chobe and is shown at 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_3570 ark:/21198/zz002cp6gr
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena Culture Arts Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena Events Entertainment Tournament of Roses
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