Crowning of Miss Spring Festival, 1954 Spring Fiesta

Creation Date

4-23-1954

Decade

1950

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

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

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Description

Hundreds of Alabama high school seniors enjoyed a visit to the campus of Jacksonville State College for the annual Spring Festival held April 23, 1954. Shown Miss Spring Fiesta, Carolyn Baker, is crowned by President Houston Cole on the football field. Her alternates, Joyce Powell and Lu Moseley, stand in the background with escorts.

Date Digitized

December 2016

Names of Persons Pictured

Joyce Powell, Carolyn Baker, Lu Moseley

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 21, Sleeve 9.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1950/psn1950_17/PSN1950msspringfiesta_05014.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1950msspringfiesta_05014.tif; file size is 1.4 MB. Original image is 4 by 5 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock