Subject: Culture and Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Governor Frank Finley Merriam and Adele Arbo stand behind five young beauty contestants, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: 28th Governor of California Frank Finley Merriam (back right) and actress/musician/politician Adele Arbo (back left) with five young women, presumably participants in a beauty contest. Contestants include (left to right); Sibyl D. Slinkard, Betty Meguire, Laura Kerr, Marjorie Owens, and Helen Gilbert. Photo may possibly have been taken at the San Bernadino Orange Show. Dates given for the photo are based on the dates of Merriam's tenure as Governor.
Date:: between June 2, 1934 and January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Governor Frank Finley Merriam and Adele Arbo stand behind five young beauty contestants, Los Angeles, 1930s

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe extends an invitation to Mayor Frank L. Shaw for the annual Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Frank L. Shaw accepts an invitation to the formal opening of the Nsei festival from "Miss 'Lil Tokio" Alice Watanabe and her attendants. In front, left to right, Fukiko Hori, Alice Watanabe, Frank L. Shaw, and Kay Okamoto. In the back, left to right, Miye Fujioka and Mary Ota.
Date:: August 12, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe extends an invitation to Mayor Frank L. Shaw for the annual Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe extends an invitation to Mayor Frank L. Shaw for the annual Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Frank L. Shaw accepts an invitation to the formal opening of the Nsei festival from "Miss 'Lil Tokio" Alice Watanabe and her attendants. In front, left to right, Fukiko Hori, Alice Watanabe, Frank L. Shaw, and Kay Okamoto. In the back, left to right, Miye Fujioka and Mary Ota.
Date:: August 12, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe extends an invitation to Mayor Frank L. Shaw for the annual Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Miss Lil Tokio winner Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Winner of the Miss Lil Tokio pageant Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the annual Nsei festival.
Date:: August 12, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Miss Lil Tokio winner Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Winner of the Miss Lil Tokio pageant Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the annual Nsei festival.
Date:: August 12, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Winner of the Miss Lil Tokio pageant Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the annual Nsei festival.
Date:: August 12, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Miss Lil Tokio Alice Watanabe poses with a fan in a traditional kimono in honor of the Nsei festival, Los Angeles, 1935

Nisei festival queens pose with flowers in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1953

Description:: "Nisei" are the second-generation Japanese Americans who founded the annual festival in 1934 to attract business to the Little Tokyo area and promote goodwill in Los Angeles.
Date:: 1953
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Nisei festival queens pose with flowers in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1953

Nisei Week Festival parade in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1967

Date:: August 21, 1967
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Week Festival parade in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1967

Nisei Festival Week Queen and contest finalists, Los Angeles, 1954

Date:: August 17, 1954
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Festival Week Queen and contest finalists, Los Angeles, 1954

Chinese New Year Queen

Date:: February 9, 1970
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Chinese New Year Queen

Ada Williams, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:: Ada Williams (later Ada Ince), winner of the Miss Florida beauty pageant in 1927, in a bathing suit with a "Miss Florida" banner. Ms. Williams was awarded her first film studio contract in 1928.
Date:: 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Ada Williams, Los Angeles, 1927

Queen of the Watts Chistmas Parade

Date:: December 15, 1968
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Queen of the Watts Chistmas Parade

Nisei Festival Week Queen speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, Los Angeles, 1967

Date:: 1967-08-15
August 15, 1967
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Festival Week Queen speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, Los Angeles, 1967

Nisei Festival queen contestants watch Ondo Japanese dances, Los Angeles, 1966

Date:: August 11, 1966
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Festival queen contestants watch Ondo Japanese dances, Los Angeles, 1966

Nisei Festival Queen garden party, Los Angeles, 1951

Date:: August 6, 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Festival Queen garden party, Los Angeles, 1951

Nisei Festival Week Queen contestants, Los Angeles, 1966

Date:: August 11, 1966
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Festival Week Queen contestants, Los Angeles, 1966

Nisei Week Festival queen finalists, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1950

Date:: August 14, 1950
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Week Festival queen finalists, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1950

Nisei Week Festival parade float in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1971

Date:: August 23, 1971
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Week Festival parade float in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1971

Japanese American beauty contestants model swimsuits

Date:: August 19, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Japanese American beauty contestants model swimsuits

Nisei Festival Week Queen rides in parade through Little Tokyo, Los Angeles 1966, 1966

Date:: August 11, 1966
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Festival Week Queen rides in parade through Little Tokyo, Los Angeles 1966, 1966

Nisei Week Festival Queen, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1950

Date:: August 21, 1950
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nisei Week Festival Queen, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1950

Miss National Japanese-American Citizens League and attendants

Date:: August 9, 1954
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Miss National Japanese-American Citizens League and attendants