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Title
Antelope Valley looks ahead to big fair in September
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1955
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
The Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival is held annually at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 2551 West Avenue H, in Lancaster, California.
Photograph caption dated June 4, 1955 reads "Youth has its inning. Admiring trophy held by Paul McIver, Future Farmer winner, is Queen Barbara Scumacher (sic), right. Left are A. G. Marquardt, manager, and Tom McCracken, plant manager of Northrop Corp. Hundreds of youths show their exhibits during the Antelope Valley Fair." Miss Shumaker is from Rosamond.; See images #00139420 through #00139422 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00139420
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d048_f1_i19
CARL0005699505
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/68664
Subject
Northrop Aircraft, Inc.--Employees
Future Farmers of America
Antelope Valley Fair
Young women--California--Lancaster
Young men--California--Lancaster
Men--California--Lancaster
Beauty contestants--California--Lancaster
Award winners--California--Lancaster
Awards--California--Lancaster
Tiaras--California--Lancaster
Sashes (Clothing)--California--Lancaster
Fairs--California--Lancaster
Lancaster (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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