Rotary International Rose Parade Float - Construction Photographs

2006 Float Construction Photographs

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Artist's rendering of 2006 Rotary Float

4/26/06

	Tournament of Roses Secretary, Gary DiSano, presents picture of float to Rotary Float Committee Chairman, Jim Miceli
1/2/06


	Float in the Rose Parade
1/1/06

Roses in individual water vials	Finishing touches on rotating top.	Snail	Builders work on animated tops and bear head.

	Volunteers


Float riders getting ready for the first judging of the float.
12/31/05



Volunteer Decorators
12/30/05


Volunteer Decorators
12/29/05


Volunteer Decorators


12/28/05

	Dry flowers glued to humming bird	Dry flowers glued to bear head
12/26/05



	Volunteer Decorators
12/23/053

Painted float ready for application of flowers
12/21/05

Painted bears ready for application of flowers
12/17/05

Painted float		Volunteer decorators

	Volunteers from Venice Marina Rotary with Rotary Float Committee Chair Jim Miceli on the right
12/10/05


Volunteer decorators preparing dry flowers

Bear heads mounted on bodies
12/3/05

	Bear head frames	Bear bodies ready for heads
11/19/05


Volunteer decorators preparing dry flowers

Road Test
10/24/05

Painting figures on the float
10/15/05



Test Drive and Inspection by Tournament Officials
10/4/05

Foamed flowers and tops painted
9/1/05

Screening		Pencil wire "bear"	Construction building
8/15/05

	Screening flowers

	Pencil steel frame	Observers seat
8/11/05

	Details added to float.
7/28/05

Interactors hold Styrofoam model of float.
7/19/05

Chassis		Bear Chair	Rotary Sign
6/27/05

Float framework		Arbor	Top

	Large Bear Chair	Small Bear Chair
6/3/05

	Chassis	Jim Miceli, Committee Chair tries out the drivers seat.

Styrofoam model of float
4/19/05

	Black and White Sketch