Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
1 image. Cabrillo Beach Fourth of July (Queen and her court), 2 July 1958. Karen Swingle -- 17 years (Queen) Jerry Hansen -- 17 years Peggy Ruud -- 16 years Jean Gearin -- 17 years Carole Boston -- 16 years Bonnie Marinkovich -- 17 years Carol Halgen -- 17 years Leonard Gearin. Supplementary material reads: "Gershon. City desk. Illus. No. 1-2: Jerri [sic] Hansen, 17 Peggy Ruud, 16 Jean Gearin, 17 Karen Swingle (Queen) Carole Boston, 16 Bonnie Marinkovich and Carol Hagen, 17, and Leonard Gearin, horns int. Other shots same except for boy". Another supplementary material (a newspaper clipping) reads: Pyrotechnic Pulchritude -- Karen Swingle, 7, chosen by Harbor area newsmen as Queen of Cabrillo Beach Fourth of July celebration puts a 'match' to a giant mockup of a firecracker as her court holds its ears. From left: Jerry Hansen, Peggy Ruud, Jean Gearin, Carole Boston, Bonnie Marinkovich, Carol Halgen. Leonard Gearin joins fun".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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