The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade (or simply the Tournament of Roses), is an annual parade held mostly along Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, United States, on New Year’s Day (or on Monday, January 2 if New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday).
Produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, the parade usually starts at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC–8), and includes flower-covered floats, marching bands, and equestrian units. The parade is followed in the afternoon by the Rose Bowl, one of the major bowl games in college football. It has been uninterrupted except during World War II in 1942, 1943, and 1945, and in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
First held on January 1, 1890, the Rose Parade is watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators. The Rose Bowl college football game was added in 1902 to help fund the cost of staging the parade. Since 2011, Honda has been a presenting sponsor of the Rose Parade. Accordingly, the company has the parade’s first float, which like all floats, follows the parade’s theme.
Here below is a set of fascinating photos from Cardboard America™ Collection that shows the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California on January 1, 1955.
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| Baker's Dozen Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Bee In Your Bonnet Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| City of Los Angeles Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Deep In My Heart Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Eureka Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Franilla Ice Cream Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Gardena Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Gardena Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Girls on an Unknown Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Helms Bakeries Disneyland Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Helms Bakeries Disneyland Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Holland Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Holy Mackerel Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Hopalong Cassidy - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Los Angeles County Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Mexico Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Minute Maid Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Native Sons & Daughters of The Golden West Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Ohio State Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Queens Taste Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Post Cereals Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses |
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| San Diego City & County Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Say It With Flowers Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| See's Candies Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Shrine Hospitals Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Sports Illustrated Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Standard Oil "In Days of Olde" Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Stars and Stripes - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Treasure Tones Paint Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| Treasure Tones Paints Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |
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| University of Southern California Float - 1955 Tournament of Roses Parade |