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).本数据集包含1940年1月1日加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳市年度新年玫瑰花车游行（Tournament of Roses）的22张摄影作品。该届游行是玫瑰花车游行首次实现电视转播，由唐·李广播公司（Don Lee Broadcasting）旗下的W6XAO台负责播出。本次游行的花车涵盖以下主题：来自阿罕布拉市（Alhambra）的「进步」主题花车；大都会水区（Metropolitan Water District）的「罐中取水」主题花车；长滩市（Long Beach）的「帆船」主题花车；南帕萨迪纳市（South Pasadena）的「车轮」主题花车；帕萨迪纳水务局（Pasadena Water Department）的「水井」主题花车；圣卡塔利娜岛（Santa Catalina Island）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（Pasadena Merchants Association）的「书籍」主题花车；盖伊狮子农场（Gay's Lion Farm）的「相机」主题花车；卡尔弗城（Culver City）的「鸽子」主题花车；洛杉矶县（Los Angeles County）的「市政厅」主题花车；市场篮子（Market Basket）的「乐器」主题花车；锡拉马德雷（Sierra Madre）的「美国国旗」主题花车；洛杉矶县博览会（Los Angeles County Fair）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（Los Angeles）的「匹诺曹」主题花车；使命橙（Mission Orange）的「橙子」主题花车；本土儿女与女儿会（Native Sons and Daughters）的「飞机」主题花车；以及"Modern Power"的「鹦鹉与飞机」主题花车。