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Recently recovered medal of Mildred Howell Lewis from her crowning as queen of the third Los Angeles Fiesta de las Flores in 1896, Los Angeles, 1936

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Title: Recently recovered medal of Mildred Howell Lewis from her crowning as queen of the third Los Angeles Fiesta de las Flores in 1896, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: April 1, 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.
Mildred Howell Lewis was crowned queen of the third Los Angeles Fiesta de las Flores in 1896, but lost the medal that went along with the honor, until it was discovered recently by two blacksmiths shifting through ash heaps recently in Santa Ana.
A close-up of the badge shows that it sports the words LOS ANGELES 1896 MRS MILDRED H. LEWIS LA FIESTA QUEEN
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Long-Lost Gift Found," Los Angeles Times, 03 Apr 1936: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: 4576 - Mrs Mildred H. Lewis Fiesta (Medal 1896) 3/27/36 [stamped:] Apr 1- 1936
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_13769
ark:/21198/zz002j77bd
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Awards
Medals
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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