President Houston Cole Crowns Betty Towns as “Spring Festival Queen” at the Annual Spring Festival, SGA President John Churchill Looks On

Creation Date

4-18-1952

Decade

1950

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Jacksonville State College -- History, College presidents -- Alabama, Jacksonville State College -- Presidents, College students -- Alabama, Jacksonville State College -- Students, Beauty contestants, Personal Beauty -- Social aspects

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Description

Betty Towns was crowned "Spring Festival Queen" on April 18, 1952 at the Annual Spring Festival. Shown President Houston Cole places the crown on her head as John Churchill, president of the Student Government Association, looks on.

Date Digitized

January 2021

Names of Persons Pictured

Houston Cole, Betty Towns, John Churchill

Source

Alabama Gallery Special Collections

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 4, Item 1434.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1950/PSP1950msspringfestival_01434.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 500 dpi. The file name is PSP1950msspringfestival_01434.tif; file size is 32.3 MB. Original image is 6 by 8 on glossy photographic paper