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Constance Matthews in her costume for the Annual Bachelors' Ball, Los Angeles, 1936

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Title: Constance Matthews in her costume for the Annual Bachelors' Ball, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: February 21, 1936
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph appears with the headline, "Southland Debs Select Striking Costumes For Annual Bachelors' Ball," Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb 1936: D1.
Constance wears a costume complete with embroidered shirt sleeves, a sash, a fur cap and tall white boots.
Text from negative sleeve: 4510 - Constance Matthews (Russian dancing girl costume) Society - Bachelors Ball @ Biltmore 2-19-36 [stamped:] Mar 25 1936
Text from newspaper caption: Miss Constance Matthews, invited by George Rowan to the elaborate ball, planned to make her appearance as a Russion dancing girl in this costume.
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_13708
ark:/21198/zz002hnzdj
Subject: Costumes--American
Balls (Parties)--California--Los Angeles
Single women
Matthews, Constance, b. 1917
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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