"Christopher Columbus" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: 12584, 17, Santa Barbara’s float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade before spectators. The float depicts the Christopher Columbus before King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella with two Indians from the New World. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd., Text from original nitrate sleeve: Tournament of Roses Parade, 34.14549950316556, -118.16019058227539, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., The theme for the forty-seventh Rose Parade was "History in Flowers"