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Atlantic City, New Jersey 7 September 1921 MG2110 Costume Black sleeveless bathing dress with sash, pantaloons, rolled down but knee-high hose, shoes. Headscarf. Arms. Knees. Actions The first Miss America strikes a pose with her toes, bare knee-caps and all, and smiles (1). Spectators are gathered behind her. Miss Gorman of Washington, D.C., stands 5'1" tall, measures 30-25-32, and has recently turned 16 years old. Here original title is "Miss washington," but before the pageant repeats for its second year she will become "Miss America." Commentary A lineup of some of the finalists (LM21C5). Source Public domain. Many versions of this image exist both in print and digital; sometimes images are flipped. Sources include Gail Buckland, First Photographs: People, Places & Phenomena as captured for the first time by the camera, Macmillan, New York, 1980. This version is fron mijori on flickr.com and is credted to the the George Bain Collectory, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540. Call number LOT 10971-4, Reproduction number LC-USZ62-78689 (B&W film copy negative), digital ID cph 3b25773 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b25773. The original caption is: "Miss Washington" --1st prize beauty at Atlantic City. There are no known restrictions on publication. The publish date of the images is September 13, 1921, suggesting that there may be a delay between the event and the media, or that this date is more accurate. 1 picture. |
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