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New Jersey--Atlantic City--Beauty Pageant--1939

Photographs of contestants in the 1939 Miss America pageant posed on the Atlantic City beach with "King Neptune." 

From original image caption: "This bevy of beauties is shown greeting King Neptune as he wades ashore at Atlantic City to preside over that resort's...

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Collection:Philadelphia Record photograph morgue (#V07)
Date:1939-09-08
Call Number:V7: 1427
Folder Number:Folder 1427
Format: Electronic
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Gelatin Silver Print
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/9938
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Summary: Photographs of contestants in the 1939 Miss America pageant posed on the Atlantic City beach with "King Neptune." 

From original image caption: "This bevy of beauties is shown greeting King Neptune as he wades ashore at Atlantic City to preside over that resort's annual pageant at which Miss America 1939 will be selected.  The girls are some of the group selected to represent their home States in the competition for the coveted title.  King Neptune is portrayd by Bennett Tousley, Atlantic City hotelman."

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