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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Title supplied by cataloger. The Los Angeles County Fair was first held from October 17-21, 1922 in Pomona. During World War II, from May 7 to August 24, 1942, the grounds were used as a Wartime Civilian Control Administration assembly center, which held more than 5,000 Japanese Americans prior to sending them to internment camps. There is no known historical marker at the site. There was no fair held from 1942-1947 due to the war. The fair is one of the largest county fairs in the United States. It is held in September on 543 acres of fairgrounds known as Fairplex, which includes a hotel and exposition complex, and is operated by the Los Angeles County Fair Association. Photograph caption dated September 29, 1964 reads "Fair is for kids. Babysitters are temporarily employed as Mr. and Mrs. Pat Olivia and Mrs. Bob Miller, right, walk with their children down the fair's main concourse, which features game and food booths. Mrs. Miller pushes daughter Melinda. The Olivia children are, from left, Joe, 10; Janice, 12; Jo Ann, 10; John, 3, and Julie, 2." See images 00154974 through 00154980 for all photos in this series.
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