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Maid of Cotton, Alice Corr, 1953. [black and white photoprint]

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Maid of Cotton, Alice Corr, 1953. [black and white photoprint].
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Object Details

Collector

Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

Photographer

Photo-Express, Paris (France)

Names

Corr, 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

Alice Corr poses with Eiffel Tower in background - Paris, 1953.Photo-Express, 17, Boulevard Poissonniere, Paris.
sova.nmah.ac.1176_ref711

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep865afaf5a-098c-4546-874b-69d8f24ba7dc

Local Numbers

AC1176-0000030.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.

Place

France
Paris

Topic

Beauty contestants
Beauty contests -- United States
Cotton industry
Cotton textile industry

Collector

Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

Photographer

Photo-Express, Paris (France)

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 Julia Corr

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., 7-1/4" x 5-1/4".)

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Photographs

Arrangement

Box No. Blue photo box, folder: Foreign Tours, 1953.

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.
NMAH.AC.1176_ref711
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep865afaf5a-098c-4546-874b-69d8f24ba7dc
NMAH.AC.1176
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1560698587085-1560698587108-0

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