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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Peggy Hamilton wearing a Spanish costume as official "Queen of Fiesta," at the First Californians pageant and fiesta. Hamilton's costume is a Spanish style gown in tulle shaded from pale yellow to red, a finely beaded bodice and roses at the waist and hand-made mantilla over 150 years old worn over a high comb and covering her head and shoulders. The dress and mantilla are described in Peggy Hamilton’s Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," July 19, 1931, pg. H3. Text from negative sleeve: Peggy Hamilton wearing Spanish costume 1931. Broadcasting "Queen of Fiesta" LA Text from note with negative:
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1373_0204 ark:/21198/zz002bzk3j
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Beadwork Mantillas Tulle (meshed textile) Lace (needlework) Evening dresses (garments) Fiesta de Los Angeles Adams, Peggy Hamilton, 1890-1984
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