Lois Burr and Pat Graham hold the top of a giant orange in which May Betteridge, Queen of the National Orange Show, sits, San Bernardino, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Lois Burr and Pat Graham hold the top of a giant orange in which May Betteridge, Queen of the National Orange Show, sits, San Bernardino, 1934

Date Created

February 15, 1934

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Orange King Holds Sway: Governor Opens Annual Show: Many-Hued Exhibits Glisten Amid Snowy Setting in Winter Palace: Los Angeles' Huge Futuristic Tower Holds Attention; Horses in Preview," 16 Feb. 1934: A1.
May Betteridge appears in Los Angeles Times reportage from 1929 to 1934 and again in 1949-1950. She was known for her "little-theater" work by 1928 and was the National Orange Show Queen in 1934.
Lois Burr and Pat Graham hold the top of a giant orange in which May Betteridge, Queen of the National Orange Show, sits. Ms. Betteridge holds a basket of oranges. The top of the orange is lined inside with a metallic material. The Sunkist display is visible in the background. Ms. Betteridge emerged from the giant orange during her coronation as Queen of the show.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Orange Show Glitters in Winter Motif: Misses Lois Burr, May Betteridge and Pat Graham and "the" orange of the show [Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 1934: A3]
Text from negative sleeve: National Orange Show 1934

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Oranges--California--San Bernardino
Citrus fruit industry--California--San Bernardino
Agricultural exhibits--California--San Bernardino

Names

Betteridge, May Isabelle, 1905-1984
Burr, Lois
National Orange Show
Graham, Pat

Location

San Bernardino (Calif.)

Resource type

still image