Object Details
Collector
Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
Creator
Purdy (photographer-U.S.D.A.)
Names
Beasley, Alice
Collection Creator
Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
National Cotton Council
Collection Citation
Maid of Cotton Records, 1939-1993, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
U.S.D.A. Photograph by Purdy. "No. 1 -- Alice Erle Beasley, 1941 Maid of Cotton, sitting atop a cotton-wrapped bale of cotton in the patio of the Department of Agriculture administration building, gives a miniature cotton-wrapped bale to Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, of Indiana. The Secretary has in his hand an invitation to the Memphis Cotton Carnival, May 13-17, signed by Gov. Cooper. The cotton house of the Surplus Marketing Administration, Marketing Division, Department of Agriculture, is in the background."
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Local Numbers
AC1176-0000024.tif (AC Scan No.)
Exhibitions Note
Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "The Experience of a Lifetime: The Maid of Cotton Story, 1939-1993", from December 1, 2010 to March 25, 2011. Craig Orr, curator.
Topic
Beauty contestants
Beauty contests -- United States
Cotton industry
Cotton textile industry
Collector
Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
Creator
Purdy (photographer-U.S.D.A.)
See more items in
Maid of Cotton Records
Maid of Cotton Records / Series 1: Organizational and Pageant Files / 1.1: Maid of Cotton Files / Alice Erle Beasley
Sponsor
This collection was processed with a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. and Michelle Pitcher Trulaske, 2010.
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 10" x 8-1/4".)
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Arrangement
Box No. Blue photo box, folder: 1941.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1940-2000
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but the negatives are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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