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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57b3c7f91-5170-4a6e-8386-dd697b800702

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