US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Anaheim booth at the Los Angeles County Fair. The exhibit consists of two camels carrying a carriage with a woman in it. There is a mannequin next to the camel in the front. The base of the display is lined with produce and beneath that are Egyptian hieroglyphics. Signs read, "California Valencia Orange Show Anaheim" and "'Transportation' from Anaheim oasis to Pomona." Palm trees surround the exhibit. People are visible in the background. Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Fair at Pomona Best in History: Los Angeles County Events Now in Full Blast: Exhibits Excel All Records in Size and Beauty: Race Track Laurels Expected to Set New Mark," 18 Sept. 1929: A1. Text from negative sleeve: Los Angeles County Fair, 1929 Text from newspaper caption: "Times" Cameramen Drop in on Los Angeles County Fair at Pomona: The Egyptian Motif is Carried Out in Anaheim Exhibit [Los Angeles Times, 18 Sept. 1929: A15]
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5574 ark:/21198/zz002cvmtz
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Exhibit booths--California--Pomona Agricultural exhibits--California--Pomona Fairs--California--Pomona Los Angeles County Fair (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
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