BEATRICE BELLA SHOPP:
An Inventory of Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
OVERVIEW
| Title: | Beatrice Bella Shopp. | |
| Dates: | 1948-1949. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Views of Beatrice "Bebe" Shopp, 1948 Miss America. Includes views of Miss Shopp competing in the 1948 Miss Minnesota pageant, the Miss America crowning, and Shopp modeling swimsuits and gowns worn at the Miss America pageants in 1948 and 1949. Includes photographs credited to Daniels Studio, Hopkins, Minn. and Central Studios, Atlantic City, NJ. | |
| Quantity: | 10 photoprints: black and white; 8 x 10 in. | |
| Location: | I.86: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Beatrice Bella Shopp. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV1993.83
Processing Information:
Processed by: Nancy Erickson, February 1994.
Catalog ID number: 990016757360104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.86.1 | BeBe Shopp, Miss America 1948, wearing a black and red moire gown she wore in the competition, 1948. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.2 | BeBe Shopp, Miss America 1948, posed at Cook's in an ash blue rayon faille evening gown worn in the competition, 1948. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.3 | BeBe Shopp, after being crowned Miss America 1948, 1948. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.4 | BeBe Shopp being crowned Miss America 1948 by Barbara Walker Hummell, Miss America 1947, 1948. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.5 | BeBe Shopp competing in talent competition, Miss Minnesota pageant, August 1948. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.6 | Miss Minnesota Contest, Minneapolis; BeBe Shopp is eighth from the right, August 1948. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.7 | BeBe Shopp, Miss America 1948, wearing coronation gown for the Miss America 1949 pageant, 1949. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.8 | BeBe Shopp, Miss America 1948, crowning Miss America 1949, Jacque Mercer, 1949. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.9 | BeBe Shopp, Miss America 1948, holding trophy for swimsuit award, 1948. | ||||||||||
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| I.86.10 | BeBe Shopp, Miss America 1948, wearing gold swimsuit for Catalina Fashion Show in Atlanta, Georgia, 1948. | ||||||||||
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Beauty contests -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Beauty contests -- United States -- Photographs.
- Miss America Pageant, Atlantic City, NJ -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Shopp, Beatrice Bella -- Photographs.
- Organizations:
- Daniels Studio, photographer.
- Central Studios, photographer.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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