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

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.
Date:
July 19, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers
Peggy Hamilton wearing a Spanish costume and speaking into a microphone as "Queen of Fiesta," Ontario, circa 1931

Peggy Hamilton, wearing an Olympics theme gown, with Governor James Rolph at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, circa 1932

Description:
Peggy Hamilton is wearing an Olympics theme gown with illustrations of the Olympic events (boxing ?, diving or swimming, sailing and cycling) within linked rings on the skirt, a tri-colored ribbon (probably red, white and blue) like that used for Olympic medals crossing the bodice, and the flags of different participating countries on her silk wrap. Hamilton is photographed with California Governot James Rolph, wearing several medals on his tuxedo jacket, at the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles when Hamilton was the official hostess for Los Angeles at the Fiesta of the Olympic Contestants.
Date:
[circa 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers
Peggy Hamilton, wearing an Olympics theme gown, with Governor James Rolph at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, circa 1932

Peggy Hamilton, wearing a currency-themed gown, with James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor, Comptroller of the Currency, at Grauman's Theater, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Peggy Hamilton and James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor, the Comptroller of the Currency, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre for the premier of the movie Rain. Over her gown, Hamilton wears a wrap of coin-sized sequins with a fur border. Hamilton doing a radio broadcast and there are two microphones next to O'Connor, one with the radio station identifier "KHJ."
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers
Peggy Hamilton, wearing a currency-themed gown, with James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor, Comptroller of the Currency, at Grauman's Theater, Los Angeles, 1932

Peggy Hamilton modeling a period gown and crown at a fashion show at the Biltmore Hotel, New York, 1927

Description:
Peggy Hamilton modeling a period gown at a fashion show of California fashions at the Biltmore Hotel in New York. The gown has a fitted bodice with a "v" waist sleeves fitted to the elbow with gathered lace extensions, and a full long skirt. The gown appears to be made of silk and lace. Hamilton also wears a crown.
Date:
February 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers
Peggy Hamilton modeling a period gown and crown at a fashion show at the Biltmore Hotel, New York, 1927