Helen Cox, 1933 queen of the LA County Fair, and Ann Harriet Pettus, 1934 queen of the LA County Fair, posing next to the Los Angeles exhibit, Pomona, 1934
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. This photograph appears with the article, “Brilliant Displays Carry Out ‘Silver Top’ Theme in Tri-County Fair at Pomona,” Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 1934: 16. Text from newspaper caption: Dazzling fountain features the beautiful Los Angeles county exhibit, one of the highlights of the fair. Posed in front of it are Helen Cox (left) and Ann Harriet Pettus. Photograph of Helen Cox, 1933 LA County Fair Queen, and Ann Harriet Pettus, 1934 LA County Fair Queen, gesturing to a fountain in the background. Ornate lamps and fabric hang in the background, and the foot of the fountain is decorated with oranges, plants, and patterned tiles. The bottom of the display reads “Los Angeles County”. Text from negative sleeve: Los Angeles County Fair, 1934.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5632 ark:/21198/zz002cvptx
Language
English No linguistic content
Subject
Fairs--California--Pomona Fountains--California--Los Angeles Cox, Helen, b. 1913 Pettus, Ann Harriet Los Angeles County Fair (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
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