PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-one-1-544 (ONLC 3369)

PARENT COLLECTION

Frank C. Hirahara Collection

DESCRIPTION

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 11 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd outside Blue Eagle Café on NW 2nd Ave, a sign for the Chinese Medicine Co is visible on the building next-door. The float depicts Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe made out of flowers. A child made of red and yellow flowers rides on Babe's back. On the float ride three women in short skirts and white tops waving to the crowd, one holds a blue ribbon. The front of the float reads "Foxy" and has a small yellow sign with the number 11. The side of the float reads "Fox Furniture." 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 donor processed on June 14, 1964.

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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