Rose Parade, Pasadena, Calif., 1940

22 photographs of the annual New Year's Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, 1940 January 1. This was the first year the Tournament of Roses was televised, at this time by Don Lee Broadcasting's W6XAO. Floats include ones from Alhambra (""Progress""), Metropolitan Water District (water from pot), Long Beach (sailboats), South Pasadena (wheel), Pasadena Water Department (well), Santa Catalina Island (glass-bottom boat), University of Southern California (women in academic and 1880 gowns), The Salvation Army (cross); Pasadena Merchants Association (books), Gay's Lion Farm (camera), Culver City (doves); Los Angeles County (City Hall), Market Basket (musical instruments), Sierra Madre (US flag), Los Angeles County Fair (winged creature), Van de Kamp (cake and windmill); Standard Oil Company (motion pictures), Pacific Union College (lyre), Los Angeles (Pinocchio), Mission Orange (oranges), Native Sons and Daughters (airplane), "Modern Power" (parrot and airplane).

本数据集辑录了22张拍摄于1940年1月1日美国加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳市年度新年玫瑰花车游行的纪实照片。此次游行是玫瑰花车游行（Tournament of Roses）首次实现电视转播，由唐·李广播公司（Don Lee Broadcasting）旗下的W6XAO频道负责转播。本次游行的花车主题包括：阿罕布拉市的「进步（Progress）」主题花车、大都会水区的「水罐取水」主题花车、长滩市的帆船主题花车、南帕萨迪纳市的车轮主题花车、帕萨迪纳水务局的水井主题花车、圣卡塔利娜岛的玻璃底游船主题花车、南加州大学（University of Southern California）的「身着学术礼服与1880年代服饰的女性」主题花车、救世军（The Salvation Army）的十字架主题花车；帕萨迪纳商人协会的书籍主题花车、盖伊狮子农场的相机主题花车、卡尔弗城的鸽子主题花车；洛杉矶县的市政厅主题花车、Market Basket的乐器主题花车、锡拉马德雷市的美国国旗主题花车、洛杉矶县博览会的带翼生物主题花车、范德坎普（Van de Kamp）的「蛋糕与风车」主题花车；标准石油公司（Standard Oil Company）的电影主题花车、太平洋联合学院（Pacific Union College）的七弦琴主题花车、洛杉矶市的匹诺曹（Pinocchio）主题花车、传教士橙（Mission Orange）的橙子主题花车、本土儿女协会的飞机主题花车、「现代动力（Modern Power）」的「鹦鹉与飞机」主题花车。