Burbank float at Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, 1939

Description: The 1939 Tournament of Roses theme was Golden Jubilee to mark the 50th anniversary of the parade. Shirley Temple served as Grand Marshal.
Burbank’s Rose Parade float was made of roses, lavender, and chrysanthemums and featured a stagecoach with driver and women holding parasols sitting on top.
Four horses made of flowers lead a stagecoach and across the front of the float “TALLY HO 1889” is spelled out in flowers. Atop the float are Leo Burt, Elmer Forsyth, Al Cooper, Pearl Ramgren, Marguerite Harp, and Nancy Hungate.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 15283 Rose Parade 1939

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Tournament of Roses
Location: Pasadena (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Floats (Parades)--California--Pasadena
Spectators--California--Pasadena
Parades & processions--California--Pasadena

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_14709
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j8brh
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