Hand tinted image. The parade of the colorful floats in Gion Festival in Kyoto on July 17. An elaborately decorated parade float in the shape of a ship and known as a hoko travels down a crowded street in downtown Kyoto. The float is supported on large wooden wheels. Flags with animals on their surface hang from the back of the float. A large, wooden phoenix is situated on the front of the float. A group of musicians ride on the float seated underneath a decorative roof.Men and musicians on the float are dressed in traditional cotton summer kimonos. Along the street beneath are spectators, some of whom are holding parasols, and some of them are wearing hats. Also visible in the image are blocks of wood under the float, wooden buildings, electrical poles, electrical lines, ropes, and roofing tiles.
Color photo of the University of Oregon's entry in the 1958 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Several Oregon cheerleaders are riding on the float, while yell kings walk alongside.
Item from a collection of University of Oregon faculty, students, buildings, organizations, and events. Students participating in the 1975 Canoe Fete fill decorated canoes floating on the Eugene Mill Race. A crowd gathers along the banks of the Millrace to watch the annual event.
Item from a collection of University of Oregon faculty, students, buildings, organizations, and events. Students paddle their canoe float down the Eugene Millrace during the annual Canoe Fete. A crowd of people are gathered on shore watching the event.
Item from a collection of University of Oregon faculty, students, buildings, organizations, and events. A student stands on a decorated Canoe Fete float.
Item from a collection of University of Oregon faculty, students, buildings, organizations, and events. A large crowd of spectators sit on the bleachers alongside the Eugene Millrace. The crowd watches a large Alice in Wonderland themed float go by.
Item from a collection of University of Oregon faculty, students, buildings, organizations, and events. Students in costume sit on a raft during the annual Canoe Fete.
Item from a collection of University of Oregon faculty, students, buildings, organizations, and events. A large Moby Dick themed raft floats down the Eugene Millrace during the annual Canoe Fete.