Portland Rose Festival Parade- Float 33

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PARTNER

Japanese American Museum of Oregon
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OBJECT ID

ddr-one-1-139 (ONLC 2963)

PARENT COLLECTION

Frank C. Hirahara Collection

DESCRIPTION

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 33 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd gathered outside the Shoreline Hotel, Anchor Inn, Grant Hotel and Sailor's Union of the Pacific. The float is of large elephant and baby, with a rider in blue sitting on the large elephant's trunk waving a purple ribbon. The large elephant is covered in red and gold blanket and headdress. The float is identified by a sign numbered 33 on its side. The Rose Festival Parade is an annual event in which floats are made out of flowers and paraded down the streets of Portland.

DATE

1950

LOCATION

Portland, Oregon

OBJECT GENRE

Photographs

OBJECT FORMAT

Still Image

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CONTRIBUTOR

Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon

PREFERRED CITATION

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

RIGHTS

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ddr-one-1-139-mezzanine-6f7c9937f3 - Color slide
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ddr-one-1-139-master-78cf56b656 - Color slide
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-139-master-78cf56b656/
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