A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive
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
