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Title
"Nike of Samothrace" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued
January 1, 1932
1932-01-01
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 1932 forty-third annual Rose Parade was "Nations & Games in Flowers," looking forward to the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
View of a float bearing a floral replica of the Winged Victory of Samothrace riding past the Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. The float was entered by the Pasadena Academy of Fine Arts.
Float with a floral replica of the
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1932
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3589
ark:/21198/zz002cp742
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Culture
Arts
Entertainment
Events
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Tournament of Roses
Goodhue Flagpole (Pasadena, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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