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Order Number	00081976
Title	Los Angeles County Fair of 1935, view 7
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Pomona-Exhibitions-L.A. County Fair-1935.; N-005-287.7 4x5
Date	1935
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 13 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The first Los Angeles County Fair was held on October 17, 1922 and ran for five days through October 21, 1922 in a former beet field in Pomona. For the first few years, highlights included harness racing, chariot races, airplane wing-walking exhibitions, and agricultural exhibitions. Since its inception, the Fair has been the link between California's agriculture industry and the public. During World War II, from May 7 to August 24, 1942, these grounds were used as a Wartime Civilian Control Administration assembly center, which held more than 5,000 Japanese Americans prior to sending them to internment camps. Curiously, there is no known historical marker at the site. Now in its 87th year, the L.A. County Fair is the largest county fair in the United States, with attendance topping one million people in every year but one since 1948, and generating a national economic impact of more than $250 million dollars. The Fair is held each September on 543 acres of fairgrounds known as Fairplex (L.A. County Fair, hotel and exposition complex), and is operated by the Los Angeles County Fair Association.
Description	View 7: Aerial photograph taken from the Goodyear blimp, Volunteer, on the last day of the 1935 L.A. County Fair showing the racetrack as well the exhibit falls and the parking lots. Races were held each afternoon, except Sunday, with pari-mutuel betting. Not visible in this angle is the carnival section.
Publisher	Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Subject	Los Angeles County Fair (Los Angeles County, Calif.). Racetracks (Horse racing)--California--Pomona. Exhibition buildings--California--Pomona. Fairs--California--Los Angeles County. Aerial photographs. Pomona (Calif.)--Aerial views. Pomona (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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection