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Amusement rides stand in a midway at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Description:
A Los Angeles County Fair midway is viewed from an elevated perspective as it stretches through the center of the image and into the distance. Tents cover amusement rides in the foreground, left-of-center. Farther down the midway, a Ferris wheel rises and is viewed from the side. A long tent stretches back along the left edge. Canopies and tents cover booths that line the midway's right side. A few people are visible strolling the fair grounds.
Date:
[between September 12-21, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Amusement rides stand in a midway at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Dalys Houts and Ethel Ziegler pose with "Pete" at the Pomona Fair, Pomona, 1935-1937

Description:
From left to right, Dalys Houts and Ethel Ziegler pose with a horse (Pete) at the Pomona Fair. The girls stand to either side of the him. Pete faces the camera and dons an ornate bridle. Both Dalys and Ethel wear a scarf around their heads and a poncho. A mission-style building is visible in the background.
Date:
[between 1935-1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dalys Houts and Ethel Ziegler pose with "Pete" at the Pomona Fair, Pomona, 1935-1937

Display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Description:
Display at the Los Angeles County Fair. An image of Mother Goose and little boy blue is overlaid rows of oranges. Signs on the display read, "Little boy blue come blow your horn" and "...Mother Goose, When she wanted to wander would ride through the air..." Three crates of College Heights fruit are on the floor in front of the display.
Date:
[circa September 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Hogs eat from a trough at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Description:
Several swine are viewed close-up as they eat from a trough in their pen at the Los Angeles County Fair. The trough lies on the ground at center and stretches back on an angle. Seven pigs stand in a row along the right side of the trough as they eat from it. Two more eat from the left side of the trough. Wooden fencing encloses the pen and stretches across the background.
Date:
[between September 12-21, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Hogs eat from a trough at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Horse and rider pose outside the stables at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Description:
A man donning a cowboy hat and holding a rope sits horseback on a pinto at center. The rider looks to camera and the horse faces slightly right. Behind and to the left of them, a car is parked. It faces towards camera. At right, a car hauling a trailer enters frame and passes behind the horse and rider. Stables stretch across the background.
Date:
[between September 12-21, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Horse and rider pose outside the stables at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Horse peeks out from its stable at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Description:
A horse stands in its stable at the Los Angeles County Fair. The horse is viewed close-up and stands in partial view at right. It extends its head beyond the boundary of the stable and looks to the left. A chain at right stretches in front of the horse and across the doorway. The rest of the horse is obscured by the shadows of the stable at right. Doors to the stable stand open along the left side.
Date:
[between September 12-21, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Horse peeks out from its stable at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Katherine Butler working the California State Division of Fish and Game exhibit at the LA County Fair, Pomona, 1934

Description:
Photograph of Katherine Butler at the LA County Fair working the California State Division of Fish and Game interests. Behind her is a large painting of a harbor with a fishing boat and a pier. In front of her is a wooden construction that resembles a pier and plastic fish.
Date:
September 16, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Katherine Butler working the California State Division of Fish and Game exhibit at the LA County Fair, Pomona, 1934

La Habre agricultural exhibit displays at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Description:
The La Habre agricultural exhibit stands in the near distance at center at the Los Angeles County Fair. The front of the display is lined by a rope and some produce on the ground. Two large lampposts flank the display. Behind the ropes, a female figure at center raises her arms above her head while holding a bunch of grapes. To the right of her, produce is displayed on a table. A sign on the ground in front of the table reads, "LA HABRE." More produce fills vases at left. A scenic backdrop hangs behind the display. Renderings of old world buildings decorate the backdrop. A striped awning stretches over the display. Neighboring displays are visible to either side of the La Habre display. Fringed bunting hangs down from the ceiling of the display space.
Date:
[between September 12-21, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
La Habre agricultural exhibit displays at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1930

Mary C. Kennedy in costume for the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1936

Description:
Mary stands in front of several potted flowers. She wears a floor-length black dress with a floral pattern and a headdress that looks like it is made of black lace. A flower is pinned to the side of her head and she holds a fan in one hand. The photograph appears to have water damage as shown by the creases over the picture.
Date:
September 18, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Mary C. Kennedy in costume for the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1936

Motorcycle show at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1935

Description:
Photograph of a crowd watching a man and a motorcycle on a raised wooden stage. A sign behind the man with the motorcycle reads in English, “MOTOR DROME America’s Greatest DARE DEVILS offer a new sensation in TRICK and ACROBATIC RIDING with MOTORCYCLES and AUTOS RISKING THEIR LIVES DAILY FOR NEW THRILLS AT 60 MILES PER HOUSE ON THESE STRAIGHT…” The rest of the sign is covered by the motorcycle.
Date:
September 14, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Motorcycle show at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1935

Orange County display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Description:
Orange County display at the Los Angeles County Fair. The display is lined with fruit and at the center is a model of a mission, with a sign in front of it that reads, "San Juan Capistrano, The Queen of the Missions - 1776." There is a mural of a countryside and mountains behind the model. The display is topped with an awning.
Date:
[circa September 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Orange County display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Paintings displayed at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1929

Description:
Paintings displayed at the Los Angeles County Fair. The painting at the center depicts three people sitting by a body of water with boats in the background. At the right is a painting of a boat, and at the left a landscape including mountains, trees, and a lake. The center painting is propped on the floor, the other two are hanging on the wall.
Date:
[circa September 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Paintings displayed at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1929

Pasadena Chamber of Commerce booth at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1932

Description:
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce booth at the Los Angeles County Fair. The booth features a small stage with dolls dressed as fairies, as well as what may be a swan. There is a rug laid on a set of stairs that leads up to the arched and elaborately decorated backdrop. People are visible at the left of the photograph.
Date:
[circa September 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce booth at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1932

Pasadena display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Description:
Pasadena display at the Los Angeles County Fair, which is in the shape of a ship. A sign, which sits on top of a chest filled with fruit reads, "Tales of the seven seas, theme of the 1934 Tournament of Roses." The ship is filled with produce. A woman and a child stand in front of the display. Other people and displays are visible in the background.
Date:
[circa September 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Pasadena display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Patty Clark sitting on the Orange county exhibit at the LA County Fair, Pomona, 1934

Description:
Patty Clark sitting on the Orange county exhibit, which features a bounty of fresh oranges, grape juice, and fruit juice . Other produce featured in the picture include avocados, squash, and grapefruit. The display is shaped like a mission, and has a map of Orange county in the center. In the distance decretive lamps and textiles hang from the ceiling.
Date:
September 16, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Patty Clark sitting on the Orange county exhibit at the LA County Fair, Pomona, 1934

San Bernardino County display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Description:
San Bernardino County display at the Los Angeles County Fair. The base of the display is covered in fruit and topped with an elephant. A woman stands in front of the display and other women are visible on the side. Other people are visible at the side of the display. A sign in the shape of a scroll reads, "San Bernardino County."
Date:
[circa September 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
San Bernardino County display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1933

Small, first prize-winning figurines on display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1929

Description:
Small, first prize-winning figurines on display at the Los Angeles County Fair. The figurines appear to be in the shape of deer. There are small plants next to them, as well. Signs on the display read, "First prize," and "Marion Adams." The items are set on a tiled table and propped up on wooden blocks.
Date:
[circa September 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Small, first prize-winning figurines on display at the Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1929

Steer at the Los Angeles County Fair, viewed close-up, Pomona, 1930

Description:
A steer stands at center in his pen at the Los Angeles County Fair. The animal is viewed close-up and straight-on; it looks to the camera. A clasp is attached to a ring in the steer's nostrils. On its forehead, a triangular patch of white sits. Two small horns extend outward from the top of the steer's head. Behind him, the pen extends across the background. A large tent stands in partial view in the distance at right.
Date:
[between September 12-21, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Steer at the Los Angeles County Fair, viewed close-up, Pomona, 1930