"Little America" float in the Toutnament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Item Overview

Title

"Little America" float in the Toutnament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Date Created

January 1, 1934

Date

1934-01-01

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

The first base was established in 1929, while the last, Little America V, was established in 1956 at Kainan Bay. Little America II was established in 1934, and during the 1934-1935 expedition, many souvenir letters were sent from Little America, using a commemorative postage stamp issued by the U.S. government. Glendale's float received a special award, a consolation prize after the float's entry having been delayed en route to the parade.
The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Glendale's float, "Little America", depicts a series of exploration bases located in Antartica on the Ross Ice Shelf. The float is shown at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove.

Caption

Text from original nitrate negative: Tournament of Roses. Floats: Hollywood, National Orange Show, Glendale, L.A. County Fair, Firestone Tire and Rubber

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Tournament of Roses

Location

Pasadena (Calif.)

Longitude

34.1456238138924

Latitude

-118.16085577011100

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Parades & processions--California--Pasadena
Events
Lifestyle
Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Arts
Culture