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Title
Annual "Bathing Girl Parade." Balboa Beach, Cal. June 20, 1920
Creator
Weaver, M. F. (Miles F.), 1879-1932
Date Created and/or Issued
1920-06
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
A line of young women wearing bathing suits, shoes, and stockings are standing in front of the steps of the Pavilion at Balboa Beach. Some are holding banners that say "Spalding Maid." A sign on a building says "Balboa [illegible] and Palisades Tavern." Spectators are in the background, and a building with a sign for Balboa Post Office.
"© 1151 M.F. Weaver. L.A. Cal. 1041 W. 42 Place."--text, photographer's credit on image. Title and date transcribed from item. See also alternate view photCL_555_04_23, showing the same women in a different pose.
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : print ; sheet 25.5 x 103 cm
Identifier
photCL_555
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/16606
Subject
Bathing suits
Beauty contests
Beauty contestants
Costumes
Photographs. (aat)
Panoramas. (aat)
Place
Balboa (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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