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"Queen of the Beaches" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

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Title: "Queen of the Beaches" 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
Long Beach's "Queen of the Beaches" float, at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove with the Goodhue Flagpole on the right. Queen Leona John sits beneath a canopy of jellyfish pulled by three giant seahorses. Floatwalkers hold chains of lilies that trail from the float's canopy. Long Beach's float and its Beach maidens took the grand sweepstakes prize for floats.
Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1934. nitrates
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_3630
ark:/21198/zz002cp8jr
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Culture
Arts
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Events
Entertainment
Tournament of Roses
John, Leona
Goodhue Flagpole (Pasadena, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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