A display at the San Bernardino Orange Show, San Bernardino, 1936

Item Overview

Title

A display at the San Bernardino Orange Show, San Bernardino, 1936

Date Created

February 20, 1936

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection

Notes

Description

Two women stand in front of a structure bearing the words "Los Angeles County" holding a bowl of oranges. The structure is also decorated with tiers and baskets of oranges.
Crowds who turned out to see the Orange Show lead by toastmaster Arthur J. Brown were entertained by performances and decorations.
Photograph appears with the article, "Orange Fete Opens Amid Hula Scenes," Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb 1936: 1, 7, and 20.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Orange Show 1936
Text from negative sleeve: 3838 2/28/36 Orange Show, National Bernardine Voorhess Barbara Nance Frances Lee Bussy 2 - 20 - 36 [stamped:] Feb 28 1936
Text from newspaper caption: Los Angeles county's striking exhibit, one of the major attractions of the Orange Show which opened at San Bernardino yesterday. The show will continue through March 1.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Subjects

Oranges--California--San Bernardino
Decorations--California--San Bernardino
Mannequins
Festivals--California--San Bernardino

Location

San Bernardino (Calif.)

Resource type

still image