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Official bathing suit to be worn by contestants at Long Beach "Miss Universe" beauty pageant, 1952
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Official bathing suit to be worn by contestants at Long Beach "Miss Universe" beauty pageant, 1952
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1 image. Official bathing suit to be worn by contestants at Long Beach "Miss Universe" beauty pageant, 20 March 1952. Janet Small, modeling it.; Supplementary material reads: "Phister -- Long Beach. Exclusive L.A. Picture shows Janet Small wearing the official judging suit for the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant to be held in Long Beach, June 23 through June 29. The suit is a two-way stretch boucle lastex [sic] knit with a princess panel front. Metallic rick rack trim is in silver and a darker shade of the same color as the suit. All contestants in the Miss Universe Pageant will wear this identical suit except in various colors in pastel shades of blue, pink, green, gold, and white. It was especially designed to fit snugly and accentuate the figure. The metallic trim will reflect the colored lights that will be flashed on each girl as she makes her appearance on the runway". Edits: "beginning, and the flying fish are, The suits will be presented as gifts to each of the contestants along with an especially designed sweater".
Asset Metadata
Title
Official bathing suit to be worn by contestants at Long Beach "Miss Universe" beauty pageant, 1952
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Temporal Subject
1952-03-20
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
(subcollection),
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Date Created
1952-03-20
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m9929
Identifier
EXM-N-9515-021~1 (
filename
), examiner-m1663 (
legacy collection record id
), examiner-c44-91615 (
legacy record id
), examiner-m9929 (
legacy record id
), 9515-021 (
sleeve number
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
91615
Unique identifier
UC11726440
Legacy Identifier
EXM-N-9515-021~1.tif
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
22.2 in × 29.4 in at 300dpi
56.5 cm × 74.8 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Description
The Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection consists of approximately 1.4 million prints and negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper. It was a daily newspaper, published in the afternoon on weekdays (Herald-Express) and in the morning on weekends (Examiner). The afternoon and morning papers merged in 1962 (Herald Examiner).
? 1903-1989: Los Angeles Examiner (founded 1903)
? 1931-1962: Los Angeles Herald-Express (formed from the 1931 merger of Los Angeles Evening Express and Evening Herald)
? 1962-1989: Los Angeles Herald Examiner (formed from the 1962 merger of the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the Los Angeles Examiner)
Almost every event and individual receiving news coverage in Los Angeles during the period late 1920's to 1961 is represented in the collection. Coverage is broad including crime, sports, society, art, and entertainment. The collection forms part of the Hearst Collection and was a gift from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Division of the Hearst Corporation in 1978.
The Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection (1950-1961) consists of approximately 215,000 4x5-inch negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.
The Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection consists of approximately 1.2 million photoprints from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.
Linked assets
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
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