Object number:
2000.2.194
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
August 2, 1969
Material / Technique:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
Gift of the City of Oakland
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Content description:
Handwritten on the back of the photo, "8-2-69 Dahlia Garden Laomia McCoy Miss Oakland city [?] 'Golden Turbans.'" Photo shows Miss McCoy wearing a flower patterned dress with a high collar and her crown standing among a dahlia plant. The "golden turbans" must be the name of the flower.
Concepts:
crown; African American; flower; Miss Oakland
Places:
Oakland
Persons:
Laomia McCoy
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