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Postcard, "The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California," 1936

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Artifact Overview

Spence Air Photos, an aerial survey company, documented the rapid urbanization of Southern California during the 1920s and 1930s. This Spence Air Photos image shows the Rose Bowl, an outdoor athletic stadium that opened in Pasadena, ten miles outside of Los Angeles, in 1922. The Rose Bowl is best known as the site of the eponymous annual postseason college football game.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1936

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Research Center General Postcard Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

85.9.7.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.563 in

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Postcard, "The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California," 1936