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Title: Miss California Pageant on the Boardwalk bandstand
Unidentified man presenting Miss Catalina with a trophy at the Miss California Pageant on the Boardwalk bandstand. Fred Swanton, founder of the Boardwalk, originated the pageant in 1924 to publicize Santa Cruz. The last Miss California pageant held in Santa Cruz was in 1985.
Source of information: Staff
Article on this Website, see link below.
Date Created and/or Issued: 1930's
Publication Information: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Contributing Institution: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Collection: Photo Collection
Rights Information: This photograph/postcard is the property of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries, California.
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Description: Unidentified man presenting Miss Catalina with a trophy at the Miss California Pageant on the Boardwalk bandstand. Fred Swanton, founder of the Boardwalk, originated the pageant in 1924 to publicize Santa Cruz. The last Miss California pageant held in Santa Cruz was in 1985.
Source of information: Staff
Article on this Website, see link below.
Type: image
Format: Image
Identifier: LH-0585
Language: English
Subject: Beauty Pageants
Miss California Pageant
Boardwalk
Time Period: 1930s
Place: Santa Cruz (City)
Relation: Too Much Makeup, Too Much Skin; Pageant Protests Go Back to 1924

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