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Identifier
mum00078_b02_f31_006
Disclaimer
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Date Information
1940s
Description
Miss America contestant Kathryn Wright. Handwritten above photograph: Kathryn Wright (Placed 1st Alternate) (Passagoula, Miss.). Handwritten on photograph: Sept. 6, 1949, 1st Alt. Miss America. Whew! K.Wright. Handwritten below photograph: Wow! (According to our way of figuring, Miss University (of '49) oughta stand a darn good chance at Atlantic City. Sept. 13: She did [illegible] Place. [Full page images can be found in Box 1 scrapbook, also in this image gallery.]
Original Collection
Cofield Collection (MUM00078); J.R. and Jack Cofield original works are copyrighted to the University of Mississippi. Many images were collected by J.R. Cofield, and are subject to copyright under the creator. Archives and Special Collections. University of Mississippi Libraries.
Original Format
black-and-white photographs
Finding Aid
Relational Format
image