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. Orange County booth at the Los Angeles County Fair. The booth features three sphinxes and a model of an orange grove complete with miniature cars. Parts of the display are lined with fruit. Two men are visible at the left. A sign on the front reads, in part, "Based on a five year average Orange County oranges net the growers $17,484...averaging... boxes on abut [37,230] acres." 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: Citrus Fruit Exhibit Entered by Orange County [Los Angeles Times, 18 Sept. 1929: A15]
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5575 ark:/21198/zz002cvmvg
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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