Elephant and Girl in Pan American Ball News Article

Item

Title

Elephant and Girl in Pan American Ball News Article

Identifier

2021.005.143

Type

Image

Description

A photo of a black and white Riverside Daily Press newspaper clipping displaying an elephant playing with a girl. The excerpt states, "SUZIE MEETS LINDS-Linda Bermudez, queen of the 1956 Riverside Community Fair, meets with Suzie, the baby elephant, by the pool of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles before the "Miss Pan American Ball" honoring 23 ladies who reigned as queens of community fairs during 1956. The queens were honored with a day-long series of events culminating in dinner and ball attended by over 300 people. The fete was sponsored by the Pan American Amusement Corporation which sponsors the community fairs in cooperation with civic and service organizations throughout the West Coast area." At the top of the clipping is printed "B-2 Tuesday, December 11, 1956, Daily Press" and next to it is written illegible writing and "12-1-56."

Subject

Mexican American Stories and Interviews
Entertainment and Leisure Activities

Spatial Coverage

Los Angeles (Calif.)
Inland Empire (Calif.)
Riverside (Calif.)
Riverside County (Calif.)

Temporal Coverage

20th Century

Creator

Riverside Daily Press

Date

1956

Contributor

Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society (RCMAHS)

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

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