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. Different photographs taken on the same occasion appear with the article, "Rose Parade Awes 1,250,000," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan 1939: 1. A series of floats ride down Colorado Boulevard. The unidentified float at the front features a gazebo, house, and bridge made of flowers. An older man and woman sitting in the gazebo are accompanied by a young man and woman and two children sitting at the front of the float. The 1939 Tournament of Roses theme was Golden Jubilee to mark the 50th anniversary of the parade. Shirley Temple served as Grand Marshal. Text from negative sleeve: 15283 New Year’s Parade Jan 2, 1939 (Rose Parade)
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14679 ark:/21198/zz002j89qh
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena Spectators--California--Pasadena Tournament of Roses
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