The Fresno Fair
As Seen Through The Lens Of Claude C. Pop Laval (Windows on the Past)
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Publication
2004-10-20 - Word Dancer Press
Language
English
Word Count
30,000 words, Guess
Page Count
120 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8702504M
- ISBN-139781884995484
- ISBN-101884995489
- OCLC Control Number56414160
- Library of Congress Control Number2004020151
and 2 more
- LibraryThing9473508
- Goodreads139012
Classifications
- LCCGT4611.F74 L38 2005
Description
The first Fresno Fair opened in 1883 with five days of horse racing, a live stock exhibit, and a few small produce stalls. Modest as it was, it was a huge success; only five years later, a grandstand was added to the fairgrounds. Agriculture, industrial, and commerce exhibit halls followed in the early 1900s. A wooden race track was built in 1920. Claude C. "Pop" Laval's camera lens missed little of the excitement of the early fairs. Many of his magnificent photographs are available in print for the first time in this book. Each is literally a snapshot in time, revealing the historical richness of our Valley's great community event. Proceeds from the sale of each book benefit the restoration project of the Claude C. "Pop" Laval Photographic Collection. Your purchase of a piece of "Pop's" treasure will help ensure that future generations can enjoy seeing the Valley as "Pop" saw it, through the "Windows on the Past."
First Sentence
The central San Joaquin Valley was a budding agricultural giant in 1882, when a group of Fresno businessmen, growers, and ranchers met to form the Fresno Fair Ground Association.
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