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Three women at the Best Food display at the Food and Household Show, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Three women at the Best Food display at the Food and Household Show, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: November 3, 1935
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The Ambassador Auditorium was a convention center located on the grounds of the Ambassador Hotel.
Three women at the Best Food display at the Food and Household Show. Two of the women stand behind the counter. One holds a box of Nucoa oleomargarine. Signs on the display read, "The Best Foods Inc. New York. Chicago. San Francisco. New one pound net weight Nucoa oleomargarine" and "The all purpose product, an ideal spread, perfect shortening, excellent for frying." Napkins, a fruit basket, and glass jars sit on the counter. The Clorox display is at the left with the slogan, "Clorox does the job you dread" at the top. The show was held at the Ambassador Auditorium, which was part of the Ambassador Hotel.
Handwritten on negative: Food Show 11-3-35
Text from negative sleeve: 2748- Food Show 11-3-35 [Stamped:] Nov 11 1935
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_9267
ark:/21198/zz002dh9db
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Food industry--California--Los Angeles
Exhibitions--California--Los Angeles
Southern California Retail Grocers Association
Best Foods, Inc
Ambassador Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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