"Conquest of India by Alexander the Great" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Tournament of Roses Parade, A floral replica of an Indian temple on the back with Alice Williams and Anna McDougal as veiled princesses seated on the steps, and two floral chargers pulling Alexander, played by Sammy Schwartz, in a golden chariot in the front. The float was entered by the Pasadena Water Dept. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd., Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: 12584, 23, 34.14549950316556, The theme for the forty-seventh Rose Parade was "History in Flowers", Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., -118.16019058227539