"Old Black Joe" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Float with log cabin, picket fence and garden, with Frank Brandon as Joe. The float was entered by the Covina Woman's Club and the Covina Boy Scouts., 1927 was the first year the the Rose Parade had a theme, "Songs in Flowers," with each float typifying a song, Text from negative sleeve: Tournament of Roses, 1927. nitrates.