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

Summary

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.

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.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5.563 in

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