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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Original photograph has a vertical crease near the center of the picture. The Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival is held annually at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 2551 West Avenue H, in Lancaster, California. Photograph caption dated August 31, 1962 reads "'Fancy meeting you here,' one rotund sheep seems to be saying to one of his wooly (sic) friends as they meet while being held by their owners at the Antelope Valley Fair in photo at top. In middle photo, youngster gazes over fair grounds at variety of attractions that are expected to lure more than 100,000 people to the grounds before it closes Monday. In bottom photo (pictured), 10-year-old Connie Lich, left, of Quartz Hill, and 11-year-old Elaine Marchelos, Palmdale, get a scary ride on the fair's ferris wheel."; See images #00139451 through #00139453 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Antelope Valley Fair Girls--California--Lancaster Ferris wheels--California--Lancaster Amusement rides--California--Lancaster Fairs--California--Lancaster Lancaster (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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