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

Item Overview

Title

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

Date Created

September 16, 1934

Date

1934-09-16

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English
No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

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.

Caption

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.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Cox, Helen, b. 1913
Pettus, Ann Harriet
Los Angeles County Fair (Los Angeles County, Calif.)

Location

Pomona (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Fairs--California--Pomona
Fountains--California--Los Angeles