Rose Parade, Pasadena, Calif., 1939

9 photographs of the 50th annual New Year's Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, 1939 January 1. Floats pictured include those from Eagle Rock ("Happy New Year"), San Gabriel ("The Old Grapevine"), Pasadena Cleaning House, one consisting of a shell with a woman and fish, Cleopatra ("Gay's Lion Farm El Monte"), and another view of the Eagle Rock float ("Teacher" with a class of students and blackboard). There are also equestrian groups and a marching band as well as the crowds in the grandstands and on the sidewalk, and the police.