Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: Pasadena

"Banks. Pasadena, 1921. Rose Festival. Photo Card Co., L.A." The "Rose Festival" float on this real photo postcard was part of the 1921 edition of the New Year celebration in Pasadena, California, that continues today as the Rose Parade . The Pasadena Clearinghouse Association sponsored the float to represent "Banks" (financial institutions) in the area. For the Banks float constructed for the parade ten years after this one, see Pasadena Clearinghouse Float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1931 .

"I'll eat oranges for you—you throw snowballs for me." Embossed studio name and address: "Flag Studio, 25 E. Colo. St., Pasadena." See also a cropped version of this real photo postcard:

"I'll eat oranges for you—you throw snowballs for me." Embossed studio name and address: "Flag Studio, 25 E. Colo. St., Pasadena." Vacationing in sunny California during the winter? You could rub it in by sending a souvenir real photo postcard like this one to your friends and family in colder climes back home. Here's the full version of this real photo postcard: