Name/Title
PASADENA STAR-NEWS NEW YEAR'S NUMBER, TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PAGEANT, 1928Entry/Object ID
2002.60.1.2Description
PASADENA STAR-NEWS NEW YEAR'S NUMBER, TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PAGEANT, 1928
Color: Blue; Green; Orange; Yellow
The "New Year's Number" of the Pasadena Star-News newspaper, 1 January 1928, concerning the Tournament of Roses. The front cover has the event name and location at the top, the newspaper name, title, and date at the bottom, and a colorful romantic image of a parade of medieval looking figures with 1928 persons watching. In the background is the cupola-topped dome of Pasadena city hall. Contents include articles on Pasadena, including its schools, homes, library, playhouse, and other notable features; local colleges, such as Occidental and the California Institute of Technology; the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery; other local landmarks and features; a lengthy description of the 390th tournament, including a brief mention of the entry of the Town of Temple; a description of the Stanford-Pittsburgh collegiate football game, then known as the "East-West Game;" and a brief history of the Tournament of Roses Association. There are many photo illustrations, including many float entries, and numerous advertisements, including for the Davis-Baker Company, which assumed management of Town of Temple sales later in the month. In good condition, there are cover abrasions, creases, light soiling, a light stain at the bottom left of the front, and small tears on the back.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Souvenirs, Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, Parades--Pasadena (Calif.), Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, Calif., Parade floats, Football--California, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. (Football game)