Peggy Hamilton wearing a Spanish costume and speaking into a microphone as "Queen of Fiesta," Ontario, circa 1931

Item Overview

Title

Peggy Hamilton wearing a Spanish costume and speaking into a microphone as "Queen of Fiesta," Ontario, circa 1931

Date Created

July 19, 1931

Date

1931-07-19

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers

Notes

Description

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.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Peggy Hamilton wearing Spanish costume 1931. Broadcasting "Queen of Fiesta" LA
Text from note with negative:

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Black-and-white photographs

Names

Fiesta de Los Angeles
Adams, Peggy Hamilton, 1890-1984

Resource type

still image

Subjects

beadwork
mantillas
tulle (meshed textile)
lace (needlework)
evening dresses (garments)