Winner Cecilia Upton, Miss Mimosa 1961-1962 Pageant

Creation Date

12-14-1961

Decade

1960

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, College students -- Alabama, Jacksonville State University -- Students, Women college students -- Alabama, Beauty contestants, Personal Beauty -- Social aspects

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Description

The 1961-1962 Miss Mimosa pageant was held inside Leone Cole Auditorium at Jacksonville State College (now Jacksonville State University) December 14, 1961. Crowned as Miss Mimosa 1961 was Cecilia Upton. Radio station WAAX of Gadsden's Mike McDougald was Master of Ceremonies for the event. Shown is Queen Cecilia Upton wearing the crown and holding her flowers and trophy in hand while seated on the steps on stage.

Date Digitized

September 2015

Names of Persons Pictured

Cecilia Upton

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 45, Sleeve 4.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1960/psn1960_57/PSN1960msmimosa_16866.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1960msmimosa_16866.tif; file size is 1.4 MB. Original image is 4 by 5 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock