Myrtle Strachota, Miss Wisconsin, disembarks from a train, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Myrtle Strachota, Miss Wisconsin, disembarks from a train, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: August 21, 1935
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Myrtle Strachota, Miss Wisconsin, disembarks from a train upon her arrival in Los Angeles. She was in California in order to represent Wisconsin at the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. She stands on a stool just outside of the train, and wears a white hat, white shoes and dress, and carries white gloves in her hand.
A different photograph of Myrtle Strachota taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "Wisconsin Beauty Prize Winner Hollywood Guest," Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 1935: A8.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 1759- Myrtle Strachota. "Miss Wisconsin." 8/21/35. [Stamped:] Aug 27 1935
Handwritten on negative: Myrtle Strachota. 8/21/35. 104.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles
Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles
Names: Strachota, Myrtle, 1915-2012
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_10156
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002ddxn9
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Rights statement: copyrighted
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Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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