Miss New York and Miss Brooklyn
Picryl description: Public domain image of a stereoscopic card from Boston Public Library, free to use, no copyright restrictions photograph.
The contest of beauty / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows a beauty contest where "First Prize" is the "Presidency". The presidential candidates, all dressed as women, are sitting on raised platforms around which men have gathered to admire their bea... More
May Belle Gregory - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows portrait of young woman who won a "prize offered by the New York Journal for the centennial beauty, the handsomest young lady in the United States" (Source: Southern standard, McMinnville, Tenn... More
May Belle Gregory, the Centennial Queen of Beauty
Photograph shows portrait of young woman who won a "prize offered by the New York Journal for the centennial beauty, the handsomest young lady in the United States" (Source: Southern standard, McMinnville, Tenn... More
May Belle Gregory, Centennial Queen of Beauty
Photograph shows portrait of young woman who won a "prize offered by the New York Journal for the centennial beauty, the handsomest young lady in the United States" (Source: Southern standard, McMinnville, Tenn... More
May Belle Gregory The Centennial Queen of Beauty Giers & Koellein, pho...
Photograph shows portrait of young woman who won a "prize offered by the New York Journal for the centennial beauty, the handsomest young lady in the United States" (Source: Southern standard, McMinnville, Tenn... More
![[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [25]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMTIvMzEvZml2ZS1wb3J0cmFpdHMtb2YtamFwYW5lc2Utd29tZW4tcGxhdGUtMjUtMDdkNDY0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [25]")
[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [25]
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
![[Full-length portrait of Japanese woman], plate [1]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMTIvMzEvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtamFwYW5lc2Utd29tYW4tcGxhdGUtMS1lOGYwMDQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[Full-length portrait of Japanese woman], plate [1]")
[Full-length portrait of Japanese woman], plate [1]
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
![Full-length portrait of Japanese woman (side view); Japanese woman holding fan; Full-length portrait of Japanese woman (back view), plate [2]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMTIvMzEvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtamFwYW5lc2Utd29tYW4tc2lkZS12aWV3LWphcGFuZXNlLXdvbWFuLWhvbGRpbmctZmFuLTU1OTU2Mi02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "Full-length portrait of Japanese woman (side view); Japanese woman holding fan; Full-length portrait of Japanese woman (back view), plate [2]")
Full-length portrait of Japanese woman (side view); Japanese woman hol...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Puck magazine cover - Teddy's valentine / Frank A. Nankivell.
Illustration shows a bust portrait over a heart of an African woman labeled "Miss Africa" on a valentines card that states "Will You Be My Valentine?", with two black putti. Illus. in: Puck, v. 65, no. 1667 (1... More
Neptune (Hudson Maxim), Miss America (Margaret Gorman) at Atlantic Cit...
Older man dressed as Neptune with young woman in costume. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Beauty contestants, 112623 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. LC-F8-27421. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Ph... More
![Beauty contestants, 11/26/23] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjMvMDEvMDEvYmVhdXR5LWNvbnRlc3RhbnRzLTExMjYyMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "Beauty contestants, 11/26/23] - Public domain portrait photograph")
Beauty contestants, 11/26/23] - Public domain portrait photograph
A group of women standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beauty contestants, 112623 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Caption scratched off. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company c... More
Beauty contestants, 11/26/23 - Public domain portrait photograph
Public domain photograph - female portrait, 1900s women, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Miss Yonkers, 1924 - Public domain print
Photograph shows young woman in photographer's studio, wearing bathing suit and Miss Yonkers sash, seated on small table with feet raised and hands behind head. Copyright 1925 by The Obenaus Studios, Yonkers, N. Y. B.
Beauty contest winners at the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables, Florida
Local call number: RC09604..Title: Beauty contest winners at the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables, Florida..Date: 1924..Photographer William A. Fishbaugh ( http://www.floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=colle... More
![[Five women from Winchester, Virginia who will be maids of honor to the Queen in the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, under some of the blossoming trees: Julia Rene, Susan Steck, Mary Russell, Lillian Smith and Elizabeth Hollin]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjYvMDEvMDEvZml2ZS13b21lbi1mcm9tLXdpbmNoZXN0ZXItdmEtd2hvLXdpbGwtYmUtbWFpZHMtb2YtaG9ub3ItdG8tdGhlLXF1ZWVuLWluLXRoZS02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Five women from Winchester, Virginia who will be maids of honor to the Queen in the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, under some of the blossoming trees: Julia Rene, Susan Steck, Mary Russell, Lillian Smith and Elizabeth Hollin]")
[Five women from Winchester, Virginia who will be maids of honor to th...
Photoprint by National Photo Co. Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General Motors advertisement (before 1920)
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portrait photo of Ada Williams, "Miss Florida," 1927
Photograph shows Ada Williams in photographer's studio, holding trophy cup and wearing bathing suit and Miss Florida sash, posing with four other trophy cups and flowers. Copyright 1927 by Van Dyke Studio. No. 45.
Prize winners, bathing girls revue, Galveston, Texas
Photograph shows twelve young women dressed in a variety of costumes standig on the beach. Copyright 1930 by Maurer, Galveston, Texas.
Miss Massachusetts 1956-57 (Jewel Smerage). Sarni Girl 1956-57. Sarni ...
Public domain photograph of vintage postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![["Miss Universe" and a bevy of other beauties]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvbWlzcy11bml2ZXJzZS1hbmQtYS1iZXZ5LW9mLW90aGVyLWJlYXV0aWVzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[\"Miss Universe\" and a bevy of other beauties]")
["Miss Universe" and a bevy of other beauties]
Photograph shows Miss Universe, center wearing crown, standing on steps with nine other beauty contestants, (Miss Pittsburgh, Miss New York, Miss Detroit, Miss Russia, Miss Roumania, Miss New Jersey, Miss Kentu... More
All-American news. 1945-06, no. 2
All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, a... More
Queen Ilene Clemens and Leon McCormick in the swamp buggy parade: Napl...
Local call number: c014378..Title: [Queen Ilene Clemens and Leon McCormick in the swamp buggy parade : Naples, Florida]..Date: October 28, 1950...Physical descrip: 1 photoprint : b&w ; 5 x 4 in...Series Title... More
![[Miss America pageant contestant Yolande Betbeze, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front, surrounded by sheet music] / World Telegram photo by Dick DeMarsico.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvbWlzcy1hbWVyaWNhLXBhZ2VhbnQtY29udGVzdGFudC15b2xhbmRlLWJldGJlemUtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWU1ZGFlYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Miss America pageant contestant Yolande Betbeze, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front, surrounded by sheet music] / World Telegram photo by Dick DeMarsico.")
[Miss America pageant contestant Yolande Betbeze, full-length portrait...
NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Girls line up for beauty contest at the playground/World ... / World T...
Girls in bathing suits lined up for beauty contest at PS 156, Brooklyn. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
![[Diane Scholen, left, and Pat Kizeminski, right (runners-up) place doughnut crown on Nancy Templeton, National Doughnut Queen] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvZGlhbmUtc2Nob2xlbi1sZWZ0LWFuZC1wYXQta2l6ZW1pbnNraS1yaWdodC1ydW5uZXJzLXVwLXBsYWNlLWRvdWdobnV0LWNyb3duLTJjMTEyYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Diane Scholen, left, and Pat Kizeminski, right (runners-up) place doughnut crown on Nancy Templeton, National Doughnut Queen] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.")
[Diane Scholen, left, and Pat Kizeminski, right (runners-up) place dou...
NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
The 1952 Miss Shrewsbury Competition
Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Cystadleuaeth 'Miss Shrewsbury' 1952.Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002).Dyddiad/Date: August 1, 1952.Cyfrwng/Medium: Negydd ffilm / Film negative.Cyfeiriad/Referen... More
![[Jeryl Johnson, Hillie Merritt, Gretchen Foster, Carol Toby, Myrna Fahey, and Maggie Pierce, with their fingers crossed, standing below suspended crown as they vie for the Miss Rheingold 1956 title] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvamVyeWwtam9obnNvbi1oaWxsaWUtbWVycml0dC1ncmV0Y2hlbi1mb3N0ZXItY2Fyb2wtdG9ieS1teXJuYS1mYWhleS1hbmQtbWFnZ2llLTczNDBkYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Jeryl Johnson, Hillie Merritt, Gretchen Foster, Carol Toby, Myrna Fahey, and Maggie Pierce, with their fingers crossed, standing below suspended crown as they vie for the Miss Rheingold 1956 title] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.")
[Jeryl Johnson, Hillie Merritt, Gretchen Foster, Carol Toby, Myrna Fah...
NYWT&S staff photo by Al Ravenna. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Miss New Smyrna Beach Margarethe Sawyer - New Smyrna Beach
: 73695 ( http://73695 ) ..Local call number: C023364..Title: Miss New Smyrna Beach Margarethe Sawyer - New Smyrna Beach ..Date: 1956...Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in...Series Title: Department... More
Hairdressing competition in Rhyl
Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Cystadleuaeth trin gwallt yn y Rhyl..Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002).Dyddiad/Date: March 13, 1958..Cyfrwng/Medium: Negydd ffilm / Film negative.Cyfeiriad/Refere... More
![[Four Miss America candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Linda(?) Mead (Miss Mississippi), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)] / World-Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvZm91ci1taXNzLWFtZXJpY2EtY2FuZGlkYXRlcy1qYWNxdWUtYmFrZXItbWlzcy1pb3dhLWxpbmRhLW1lYWQtbWlzcy1taXNzaXNzaXBwaS1jZTJhZTAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Four Miss America candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Linda(?) Mead (Miss Mississippi), Sharon O'Neal (Miss Kansas), Suzie Jackson (Miss Arkansas)] / World-Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.")
[Four Miss America candidates: Jacque Baker (Miss Iowa), Linda(?) Mead...
New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). NYWT&S staff photograph by Al Ravenna.
Grace Downs Airline Hostess School 447 15 Ave., Miss NYC Contest / Wor...
Miss New York City contestants Arleen Wilentz, Duane Fox, and Maureen Cody, with the Miss New York City sash above their heads. NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspa... More
Princess at a Puerto Rican festival in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1987
Princess crowned at the Queen ceremonies of the Puerto Rican Festival in Lowell, Massachusetts.
General Motors advertisement. Museum of New Zealand collection
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [5]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvZml2ZS1wb3J0cmFpdHMtb2YtamFwYW5lc2Utd29tZW4tcGxhdGUtNS0wMGQyYzEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [5]")
[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [5]
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
![[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [14]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvZml2ZS1wb3J0cmFpdHMtb2YtamFwYW5lc2Utd29tZW4tcGxhdGUtMTQtNWE2ZmU1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [14]")
[Five portraits of Japanese women], plate [14]
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Fifth International Pageant of Pulchritude and Eleventh Annual Bathing...
J0 6979 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; August 7, 1930.
Fifth International Pageant of Pulchritude and Eleventh Annual Bathing...
J0 6979 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; August 7, 1930.