"Mandalay" float representing the love boat in the play "East is West" in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927
Description
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Pasadena Rose Tourney, year 1927; 2081 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092, Close-up of a girl wearing a traditional Chada hat and a robe and wielding a scepter on the
"Mandalay" float representing the love boat in the play "East is West." The float was entered by the city of Whittier., 1927 was the first year the the Tournament of Roses Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.