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Rose Bowl Stadium and parked automobiles, Pasadena. January 1, 1926

Description: An elevated panoramic view of the Rose Bowl Stadium and surrounding parked automobiles in Pasadena. The stadium is in the center of the image, partially hidden by several tall trees, and the stands that are visible above the stadium fence are full of spectators. There are hundreds of automobiles parked in rows around the stadium, with guidelines for the rows marked in white. The image is taken from a neighboring hill, and there are several people sitting and standing on the hill, facing the stadium. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "No 100705 ; Aerograph Co ; 1763-5 ; W. Vernon Ave ; Los Angeles".
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Date: January 1, 1926
Call number: photCL 470 (238)
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Rose Bowl Stadium and parked automobiles, Pasadena. January 1, 1925

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An elevated panoramic view of the Rose Bowl Stadium and surrounding parked automobiles in Pasadena. The stadium is in the center of the image, with bunting over the entrances, and the stands full of spectators. There are hundreds of automobiles parked in rows around the stadium, with guidelines for the rows marked in white. The image is taken from a neighboring hill, and there are four people standing on the hill at the far left. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Pasadena. Rose. Bowl. ; Jan 1 1925." Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "No 100633 ; Jan. 1. 1925."

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Parked automobiles, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1926

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of hundreds of parked automobiles outside the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The cars are parked in rows that have been marked out in white lines from the far left to the right. The large hill just left of center is the outside of the Rose Bowl Stadium, and some stands can be seen through the open end on the right (the stadium was shaped like a horseshoe at the time). The photograph was taken from a neighboring hill, and two men are standing on the hill on the far right. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "No 100706 ; Aerograph Co ; 1763-5 ; W. Vernon Ave ; Los Angeles".

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Parked automobiles, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1925

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of hundreds of parked automobiles outside the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The cars are parked in rows that have been marked out in white lines from the far left to the right. The large hill just left of center is the outside of the Rose Bowl Stadium, and some stands can be seen through the open end on the right (the stadium was shaped like a horseshoe at the time). Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Pasadena ; Tournament Day ; Jan. 1 1925." Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "No 100632 ; Aerograph. Co ; 1763 West Vernon Ave ; L.A. Jan. 1. 1925."

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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, 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".

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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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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."

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Rose Bowl Stadium and parked automobiles, Pasadena. January 1, 1926

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