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

Description: 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."
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Date: January 1, 1923

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 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.

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Football game, University of California (Berkeley) and University of Southern California, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. November 10, 1923

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the November 1923 game between the University of California and the University of Southern California, held at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The stands are mostly 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 and beyond the far end-zone 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 a couple hundred people watching the game over the stadium fence.

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

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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."

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Rose Bowl Game, Notre Dame University and Stanford University, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1925

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the 1925 Rose Bowl Game between Notre Dame University and Stanford University at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The stands are almost filled, and there are a couple hundred more spectators watching over the stadium fence on the far right. The game is in progress, with the two teams in the middle of a series near the goal line on the left. There are men positioned at several places along the near sideline with photographic cameras, and one man near the goal line has a motion picture camera. There is a very tall flag pole on the far right with a large American flag, as well as a speaker system and score board. A large number of automobiles are parked on the far right, beyond the open part of the stadium (which was, at the time, shaped like a horseshoe). Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Pasadena Rose Bowl. Jan. 1 1925. ; Notre Dame 27. Stanford. 10".

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

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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".

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

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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".

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

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