Olga Celeste stands in front of the Ontario booth at the Los Angeles County Fair along with her leopard, Pomona, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Olga Celeste stands in front of the Ontario booth at the Los Angeles County Fair along with her leopard, Pomona, 1929

Date Created

[circa September 1929]

Date

1929-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Fair at Pomona Best in History: Los Angeles County Events Now in Full Blast: Exhibits Excel All Records in Size and Beauty: Race Track Laurels Expected to Set New Mark," 18 Sept. 1929: A1.
Olga Celeste stands in front of the Ontario booth at the Los Angeles County Fair along with her leopard. The booth is a structure lined with what may be fruit and topped with a pointed dome. Celeste wears a knee-length jacket, boots, and a hat. There are plants in the foreground, as well as what may be more fruit.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Los Angeles County Fair, 1929
Text from newspaper caption: "Times" Cameramen Drop in on Los Angeles County Fair at Pomona: Olga Celeste and Her Leopard Are Attractions at Ontario Booth [Los Angeles Times, 18 Sept. 1929: A15]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Celeste, Olga, 1888-1969
Los Angeles County Fair (Los Angeles County, Calif.)

Location

Pomona (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Fairs--California--Pomona
Exhibit booths--California--Pomona
Leopards--United States