Snow Queen Crowned Beneath Palms -- Catherine Curby will reign over snow carnival on mountains above tropical Los Angeles. black-and-white photonegative
- Local Numbers
- RSN 18611 AC0143-0018611 (AC scan)
- General
- Company catalog card included.
- U&U caption in file box: 2042-A309.
- Currently stored in box 3.1.71 [227B].
- Publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- Names
- Curby, Catherine
- Collection Creator
- Underwood & Underwood
- Place
- California
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Topic
- Winter
- Beauty contestants
- Palm trees -- California
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Crowns
- Fur garments
- Sports -- California
- Celebrations -- California
- Clothing -- California
- Dress -- California
- Fashions -- California
- Portraits -- California
- Snow -- California
- Publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- See more items in
- Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
- Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 18538-18639
- Extent
- 1 Item (5" x 4".)
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on film (possibly nitrate).
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Collection Citation
- Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Bibliography
- SIRIS blog by David Haberstich, "Baby, It's Cold Outside," 10 Dec. 2014, at http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2014/12/baby-its-cold-outside.html.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- 1920-1930 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Nitrate film
- Scope and Contents
- Caption: "Los Angeles, Cal.-- Photo shows: Winter clothing in a summer setting. Miss Catherine Curby after being crowned Snow Queen in Westlake Park here. She is to reign over the snow sports in the mountains not far from here, and her furry costume in a semi-tropical setting presents a novel contrast." Subject wears a fur coat, holding her crown, and a pair or snowshoes is shown. No date shown in caption or elsewhere on envelope. Film has one V-shaped code notch, may be nitrate.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
