Early parade spectators, 1956

6 images. Early parade spectators, 1 January 1956. Michael Shummer; Loren Shummer; Kathleen Britt; Gwen Case; Leona Balton; Lula Richardson; Frank Scott; Mike Jones; Charles Johnson.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Grey. Reporter: Ostler. Assignment: Early parade spectators -- Pasadena. 42: In sleeping bags ready for a cold night are Michael (front) Shummer, 11, and brother Loren, 8. Boys have slept out for the past two years. Do so to place chairs on street for their friends. They live at 551 Prospect Blvd., Pasadena. 21-22: Frank Scott, 15; Mike Jones, 18, both of South Gate and Charles Johnson, 18, of Waukegan, Michigan. Trio spent night on grass curbing on Orange Grove near Colorado. They played checkers, chess. Each had three layers of clothing. 25-26: Kathleen Britt, 12, of Boulder, Colo. reads Examiner while friends catch a nap while bundled in blankets. Others are, left to right: Gwen Case, 19, of Fresno; Leona Balton, 26, of Brank Lake, N.Y.; and Lula Richardson, 24, of Clinton, Maine. All came here for the Rose Parade. They knew each other before".