Crowing Miss Tougaloo College, 1975-76

Creator

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Preferred Citation

"Crowing Miss Tougaloo College, 1975-76" (1975). Photographs. 160.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-wilson-minor-photographs/160

Description

This black and white photograph features Tougaloo College President, George Owens crowning Frances Jenell Hutchins Miss Tougaloo College, 1975-76 during the pageant ceremonies on Saturday, October 11, 1975. The caption beneath the photograph states that the event was the feature of the college's 106th Founder's Day weekend. Hutchins is shown wearing a white dress with a cape and holding flowers while President Owens, in a dark suit, holds a crown above her head.

Contributor(s)

Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"

Subjects

Beauty pageants; African American universities and colleges; Photographs

Keywords

college pageants; Miss Tougaloo College; Tougaloo University

Date

10-11-1975

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

photograph

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-80_1975-10-11_Minor-Photograph_80-247_001

Physical ID

80-247

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.