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Early Rose Parade

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Order Number	00047480
Title	Early Rose Parade
Photographer	Waite, C. B.(Charles Betts),1861-1927.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 1802
Date	1893
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Notes	Photograph is a copy print.; Photograph used for articles dated January 1, 1958, 1959, 1962 and 1966.
Description	Rose parades of early days were a far cry from the spectacular pageants of modern years. This photo shows the Tournament of Roses on New Year's Day 1893, three years after the Valley Hunt Club inaugurated the first pageant. This Rose Parade took place in the old Tournament Park on California Avenue directly across the street from where CalTech now stands. Note the derbies worn by some young railbirds!
Subject	Tournament of Roses. Parade floats--California--Pasadena. Flowers--California--Pasadena. Carriages and carts--California--Pasadena. Horses--California--Pasadena. Spectators--California--Pasadena. Pasadena (Calif.). Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection