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  Pagina del hogar

  Multiple advertisments for beauty products aimed at the Spanish-speaking community in San Antonio, Texas.

  Tags beauty; beauty tips; makeup
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  Gran concurso de belleza

  An advertisemnt and mail-in application for a beauty contest taking place New Mexico and Colorado.

  Tags advertisement; mail in application
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  Concurso de belleza

  An advertisement for a beauty paegent, along with a mail-in application. The ad is in Spanish and is from 1894.

  Tags advertisement; mail in application
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  [Photograph of two beauty queens]

  Photograph of María Teresa being crowned by the previous queen. Both women are wearing costumes with ornate crowns on their heads.

  Tags Beauty queens; women
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  [Photograph of a father and daughter dance]

  Photograph of what is likely a father and daughter dance. María Teresa is pictured dancing with an older man, the throne visible in the background.

  Tags Beauty queens; dad and daughter dance; dancing
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  [Photography of a beauty pageant celebration]

  Photograph of previous queen smiling and clapping. She is wearing a crown and is sitting on a throne.

  Tags Beauty queens; community center
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  [Photograph of a woman being crowned in a pageant]

  Photograph of María Teresa being crowned queen. Two women are smiling durig this interaction.

  Tags Beauty queens; women
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  [Photograph of people dancing together]

  Photograph of the pagent contestans are dancing with their dates. Many women are in costume and wearing crowns.

  Tags 1960s; dancing
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  [Photograph of a pagent queen's court]

  María Teresa is crowned, with the previous queen sitting beside her (left). Her court surrounds her, along with the live band in the left corner.

  Tags Beauty queens; community center
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  [Photograph of the pageant queen and her court]

  A full view of the queen's court. The entire set-up for the event can be seen.

  Tags community center; women