PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-one-1-492 (ONLC 3316)

PARENT COLLECTION

Frank C. Hirahara Collection

DESCRIPTION

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 17 driving down SW Third Ave in front of a large crowd gathered outside a Signal gas station and San Francisco Tailor, behind the Signal gas station is the old Multnomah Hotel. The float theme is written on the side as "Arabian Nights." Five women dressed in large colorful sheer pants and bikini tops wave to the crowd. A man and two women sit under a yellow tent made of flowers at the back of the float. A small yellow sign with the number 17 is visible on the left step that holds a pot made of cream and blue flowers. The front of the float reads "U.S. National Bank." The Portland Rose Festival Parade is an annual event in which floats are made out of flowers and paraded down the streets of Portland. According to the donor processed on June 16, 1954.

CONTRIBUTOR

Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Frank C. Hirahara Collection, Japanese American Museum of Oregon

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