Harlem Beauty Contest–Beauty contest sponsored by the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Harlem Beauty Contest–Beauty contest sponsored by the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Photograph

Burt Glinn

Maker
American, 1925–2008

Harlem Beauty Contest–Beauty contest sponsored by the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

1951
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 13 7/16 × 9 5/8 in. (34.2 × 24.5 cm)
Gift of Steven and Claudia Schwartz , 2020
2020.0053.0012
Inscriptions Stamped in black ink on verso, TR: 838C-10 22
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TR: Dez
Stamped in black ink on verso, C: LIFE PHOTO \ BY \ BURT GLINN
Stamped in red ink on verso, C: REPRODUCTION FORBIDDEN \ LIFE \ PHOTOGRAPH \ THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS OWNED \ BY LIFE MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED BY \ TIME INCORPORATED, TIME & LIFE \ BUILDING, ROCKEFELLER CENTER, \ NEW YORK 20, N.Y.
Stamped in black ink on verso, RC: AUG 23 1951
Stamped in blue ink on verso, RC: 35026
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