- Photograph by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Subject of
- Herger, Lottie R., American
- Ware, William Levi, American
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Mississippi Valley State University, American, founded 1950
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a beauty queen. She is surrounded by two young girls on her right and a man and another young girl on her left. She is seated in a thrown and is wearing a large crown, a large medallion around her neck and is holding a bouquet of flowers. The three young girls are wearing light dresses with bows in their hair. The man is bowing to the queen. In front of her are some wrapped gifts.
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Children
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
- Object number
- 2012.137.7.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




