[UCLA homecoming queen coronation, Los Angeles, California, October 28, 1957]

Rafu Shimpo [ bio ]
Toyo Miyatake Studio [ bio ]

Description

1 negative : b&w; ; 4 x 5 in.

Published in Rafu Shimpo, October 31, 1957.

Coronation of a young Caucasian woman as University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) homecoming queen at a special afternoon coronation ceremony held outside on campus in Los Angeles, California, October 28, 1957. View from low perspective, an older Caucasian man, UCLA president Robert Gordon Sproul, places a crown on the head of smiling Phyllis McKeen who is dressed in a white dress and holds a bouquet of roses. Smiling June Shintani, homecoming week junior princess, stands beside her in a white strapless dress holding a bouquet of white roses. Open sky above tops of buildings in background.

Inscription
Typed on original negative envelope: U.C.L.A. Quine.

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