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Description
21 images. "Las Floristas" Headdress Ball, 1 May 1958. Mrs. George Lancaster Mrs. Walter Clune Mrs. Burton Fletcher Barbara Limacher Mrs. William Cahill Mrs. Theodore Bentley Mrs. Scott Hornsby Mrs. Hobart McAllister Mrs. William Gettie Mrs. Nelson Boon Gross Junior. (Sleeve reads: S-12346). Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Wilson. Date: 05-02. Reporter: Society. Assignment: 'Headress Ball'. 7/8/98: Mrs. George Lancaster 'Cherry Blossoms'. 03/04/60: Mrs. Walter Clune 'Butterfly Flower'. 21/22/59: Mrs. Burton Fletcher 'Na-Le-o-hawaii'. 37/38: Barbara Limacher. 39/40/57: Mrs. Wm. Cahill. 16/17/99: Mrs. Theodore Bentley 'Shooting Star'. 27/28/101: Mrs. Scott Hornsby 'Peace'. 64/65/34: Mrs. Hobart McAllister 'Flaming Youth'. 33/23/24/32: Mrs. Wm. Gettie #13 'Lady of the Camellia'. 102/31/130/14: Mrs. Nelson Boon Gross, Jr." Supplementary material reads: "Photo assignment for Friday May 2 at 6 p.m. Rush to managing editor. Pls go to Beverly Hilton Hotel, International Room, get shots of all contestants in Headdress Ball, 10 in number. Note: Each to be taken separately. As close with camera as possible and yet get full figure and headdress, best focus on headdress, if this becomes a question. Rush to managing editor, who will choose two for use Saturday earliest possible edition, and four of remainder on Monday. Reason for shooting all is that judging isn't until late, too late to catch edition. To managing editor now. Thanks Carter Ludlow".
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image
Format
21 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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