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Riding a camel at the Exposition

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Order Number	00077497
Title	Riding a camel at the Exposition
Collection ID	Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection
Location/Accession	N-001-361.3 4x5
Date	Circa 1928
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;10 x 12 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Print contains three images.
Description	At the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach, a costumed woman in a veil rides a two-humped camel in front of a group of spectators. "The Bazaar of Tunis" is written on the wall to identify this area of the Exposition. Written underneath in Arabic is "The Tunisian Street". The Exposition was launched to commemorate the landing of the Spanish padres and the founding of California. The Exposition buildings, designed by architect Hugh R. Davies, were modeled on North Africa's walled cities. Photograph dated: [1928].
Publisher	Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Subject	Pacific Southwest Exposition--(1928 :--Long Beach, Calif.). Exhibitions--California--Long Beach. Bactrian camel--California--Long Beach. Costumes. Long Beach (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Photo Collection