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Pre-game activities, Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1923

Description: A panoramic view of the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, with some kind of pre-game activities (possibly a band, or military group?) going on on the field. The horseshoe shaped stadium is mostly empty, with a crowd of people on the lower benches on the near side, and a block of people in white on the far side. There are three rows of uniformed people standing at about the middle of the field, and two groups of military men in the near left corner. A line of automobiles is parked in the far left corner of the stadium. There is a podium hung with bunting on the right side of the field, with a tall empty flagpole even farther to the right. Very faint vertical writing in white in the upper left corner reads "228A".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: January 1, 1923
Call number: photCL 470 (226)
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Pre-game activities, Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1923

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, with some kind of pre-game activities (possibly a band, or military group?) going on on the field. The horseshoe shaped stadium is mostly empty, with a crowd of people on the lower benches on the near side, an even smaller crowd on the far side on the right, and a block of people in white on the far side on the left. There are three rows of uniformed people standing along the far sideline of the field, and two groups of military men in the near left corner. A line of automobiles is parked in the far left corner of the stadium. There is a podium hung with bunting on the right side of the field, with a tall empty flagpole even farther to the right. There is a large hand-operated scoreboard on the far right, at the open end of the stadium. Very faint writing in white in the upper right corner reads "228B".

photCL 470 (225)

Pre-game activities, flag raising, Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1923

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, with pre-game activities (possibly with a band, or military group?) going on on the field. The horseshoe shaped stadium is mostly empty, with a crowd of people on the lower benches on the near side, and a block of people in white on the far side. There are three rows of people in light uniforms standing at about the middle of the field, with a row of soldiers on the right, and a group of people dressed in white at the far left end of the field. A line of automobiles is on the far right side of the stadium, passing a podium hung with bunting in the center of the field. The American flag is starting to be raised on the tall flagpole on the far right, and everyone in the stands and on the field is standing and facing it. Very faint writing in white in the upper right corner reads "228".

photCL 470 (227)

Rose Bowl Game, Penn State University and University of Southern California, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1923

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the 1923 Rose Bowl Game between Penn State University and the University of Southern California at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The stands are almost filled, with the exception of some of the higher areas on the far side of the stadium. Small groups of what appear to be military men are seated on chairs on the track surrounding the field. The game is in progress, with the two teams in the middle of a series at the near 30 yard line. There are men positioned at several places along the near sideline with photographic cameras, and one man near midfield has a motion picture camera. There is a very tall flag pole on the far right with a large American flag. Writing in white in the bottom left corner reads "The Aerograph Co."

photCL 470 (228)

Rose Bowl Game, Penn State University and University of Southern California, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1923

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of the 1923 Rose Bowl Game between Penn State University and the University of Southern California at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The stands are almost filled, with the exception of some of the higher areas on the far side of the stadium. Small groups of what appear to be military men are seated on chairs on the track surrounding the field. The game is in progress, with the two teams in the middle of a series near midfield. There are men positioned at several places along the near sideline with photographic cameras, and one man near midfield has a motion picture camera. There is a very tall flag pole on the far right with a large American flag. A large number of automobiles are parked on the far right, beyond the open part of the stadium, where there are also a couple hundred people watching the game over the stadium fence.

photCL 470 (229)

Rose Bowl Game, University of Alabama and University of Washington, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1926

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of the 1925 Rose Bowl Game between the University of Alabama and the University of Washington at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The stands are almost filled, with the exception of some of the higher areas on the far side of the stadium. The game is in progress, with the two teams in the middle of a series near the far 30-yard line. There are men positioned along the near sideline with photographic cameras. There is a very tall flag pole on the far right with a large American flag. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Pasadena Rose Bowl '1926' ; Alabama 20 - Washington 19."

photCL 470 (237)

Rose Bowl Game, United States Naval Academy and University of Washington, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1924

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the 1924 Rose Bowl Game between the United States Naval Academy and the University of Washington at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The image is taken from the open end of the stadium (which was, at that time, horseshoe shaped), facing the field and the stands. There are five marines standing next to the base of the very tall flagpole in the center of the image, and dozens of sailors seated or standing along the near right edge of the field. The stands are mostly filled on the sides, but the far end is sparsely seated. The game is in progress, with most of the players on the field blurred due to motion. The stadium fence is visible on the far right, and there are a few people standing on the hill beyond it. There are a few automobiles parked inside the stadium at the near end of the field. Writing in white to the left of center reads "Photo No. 476 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; Los Angeles, Calif."

photCL 470 (231)

Pre-game activities, Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1923

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