Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Weslaco Museumhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/WEBM/browse/?start=40&display=brief2007-02-15T15:47:50-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Weslaco Museum[Mildred Smith]2007-02-15T15:47:50-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21165/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21165/"><img alt="[Mildred Smith]" title="[Mildred Smith]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21165/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mildred is wearing a long evening dress made out of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Catherine James]2007-02-15T15:47:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21166/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21166/"><img alt="[Catherine James]" title="[Catherine James]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21166/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Catherine is wearing a colonial garment which was definitely perishable. As is evident, this garment was made of purple cabbage leaves and trimmed in curly parsley.</p>Fay Wilson2007-02-15T15:47:04-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21167/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21167/"><img alt="Fay Wilson" title="Fay Wilson" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21167/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Wilson is a wearing a 1935, long, evening dress made of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Mrs. Tom Graham]2007-02-15T15:46:40-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21168/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21168/"><img alt="[Mrs. Tom Graham]" title="[Mrs. Tom Graham]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21168/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mrs. Graham is wearing a long evening dress made out of 155 bouganvilleas and button mums.</p>[Contestant 47]2007-02-15T15:46:19-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21169/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21169/"><img alt="[Contestant 47]" title="[Contestant 47]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21169/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady wearing a dress made out of flowers.</p>[Contestant 46]2007-02-15T15:45:53-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21170/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21170/"><img alt="[Contestant 46]" title="[Contestant 46]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21170/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady wearing a long evening dress made out of fruit and/or vegetables.</p>[Billie Marion Parks]2007-02-15T15:45:33-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21171/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21171/"><img alt="[Billie Marion Parks]" title="[Billie Marion Parks]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21171/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Billie Marion Parks is wearing an evening dress made out of chili peppers, 13000 pumpkin seeds and turnips. This same dress was on the cover of the National Geographic Magazine.</p>[Contestant 53]2007-02-15T15:45:14-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21172/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21172/"><img alt="[Contestant 53]" title="[Contestant 53]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21172/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady wearing a long evening gown with cape and hat made out of citrus.</p>[Contestant 46]2007-02-15T15:20:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21173/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21173/"><img alt="[Contestant 46]" title="[Contestant 46]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21173/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant wearing a long gown made of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Contestant 45]2007-02-15T15:19:56-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21174/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21174/"><img alt="[Contestant 45]" title="[Contestant 45]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21174/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. This contestant is wearing a dress made out of white mums.</p>[Mary Ann Wall]2007-02-15T15:19:19-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21175/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21175/"><img alt="[Mary Ann Wall]" title="[Mary Ann Wall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21175/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mary Ann is wearing a dress and hat made out of chilli peppers. The jacket and trim were of yellow button mums. Eight lbs of peppers were used . Took 650 hours to complete.</p>[Mrs. Ray Logan]2007-02-15T15:18:50-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21176/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21176/"><img alt="[Mrs. Ray Logan]" title="[Mrs. Ray Logan]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21176/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Long gown was made with long sleeves. Mrs. Ray Logan is wearing a small hand fan. Skirt is made of chile pequins and peplum is made of chrysanthemum petals.</p>[Clara Mae Isham]2007-02-15T15:17:24-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21177/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21177/"><img alt="[Clara Mae Isham]" title="[Clara Mae Isham]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21177/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Clara Mae Isham is wearing a skating costume made of egg plant peel, and is representing the Lions Club of Weslaco.</p>[Mrs. Bill Powell]2007-02-15T15:16:56-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21178/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21178/"><img alt="[Mrs. Bill Powell]" title="[Mrs. Bill Powell]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21178/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Lady wearing a long evening dress with umbrella, both made out of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Jane Bryson]2007-02-15T15:15:25-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21179/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21179/"><img alt="[Jane Bryson]" title="[Jane Bryson]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21179/small/"/></a></p><p>An entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show, modeled by Mrs. Jane Bryson. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady is wearing a long evening gown made out of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Mrs. Ned W. Solether]2007-02-15T15:13:47-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21180/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21180/"><img alt="[Mrs. Ned W. Solether]" title="[Mrs. Ned W. Solether]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21180/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mrs. Ned W. Solether is wearing a long evening gown made of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Contestant 43]2007-02-15T15:12:15-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21181/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21181/"><img alt="[Contestant 43]" title="[Contestant 43]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21181/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Women wearing a strapless gown made out of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Contestant 42]2007-02-15T15:10:44-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21182/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21182/"><img alt="[Contestant 42]" title="[Contestant 42]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21182/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Women wearing a dress made out of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Janie Crow]2007-02-15T15:10:05-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21183/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21183/"><img alt="[Janie Crow]" title="[Janie Crow]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21183/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Janie is wearing a costume made of redpeppers and green grapefruit leaves.</p>[Contestant 41]2007-02-15T15:08:43-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21184/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21184/"><img alt="[Contestant 41]" title="[Contestant 41]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21184/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers.
Young women wearing a gown made out of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Contestant 40]2007-02-15T15:08:05-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21185/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21185/"><img alt="[Contestant 40]" title="[Contestant 40]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21185/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young women wearing a dress made out of eggplant.</p>[Contestant 39]2007-02-15T15:07:17-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21186/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21186/"><img alt="[Contestant 39]" title="[Contestant 39]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21186/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young women is wearing a dress made of fruits and/or vegetables.</p>[Contestant 38]2007-02-15T15:06:29-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21187/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21187/"><img alt="[Contestant 38]" title="[Contestant 38]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21187/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Dress is made of citrus leaves and seeds.</p>[Violet Vaught]2007-02-15T15:06:02-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21188/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21188/"><img alt="[Violet Vaught]" title="[Violet Vaught]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21188/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Violet Vaught is wearing a gown made out of citrus peel and leaves.</p>[Billie Marion Parks]2007-02-15T15:05:42-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21189/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21189/"><img alt="[Billie Marion Parks]" title="[Billie Marion Parks]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21189/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Dress was made for an article in the National Geographic Magazine. Reporter did not come when we had the style show in December. Mrs. Parks made the dress Billie was modeling. Dress was made of grapefruit peel, trim is of beets, turnips, carrots cut to make triangles. Because the dress was not made for competition, her shoes were not covered.</p>[Virginia Clark]2007-02-15T15:05:07-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21190/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21190/"><img alt="[Virginia Clark]" title="[Virginia Clark]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21190/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Virginia is wearing a strapless dress with a flower in front bottom.</p>[Virginia Clark]2007-02-15T15:04:47-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21191/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21191/"><img alt="[Virginia Clark]" title="[Virginia Clark]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21191/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Virgina is wearing a long dress with a flower in the front bottom.</p>[Grace R. Clark]2007-02-15T15:04:15-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21192/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21192/"><img alt="[Grace R. Clark]" title="[Grace R. Clark]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21192/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Clark is wearing a gown made of corn husks. Her purse, necklace and cumband is made of corn.</p>[Grace R. Clark]2007-02-15T14:46:05-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21193/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21193/"><img alt="[Grace R. Clark]" title="[Grace R. Clark]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21193/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Clark is wearing a gown made of corn husks. Purse, necklace, and cumband were made of corn.</p>[Contestant 37]2007-02-15T14:45:19-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21194/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21194/"><img alt="[Contestant 37]" title="[Contestant 37]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21194/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Women is a contestant in the Fruit and Vegetable Style show. She is wearing a long dress with purse and long white gloves.</p>[Teresa Pena]2007-02-15T14:44:39-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21195/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21195/"><img alt="[Teresa Pena]" title="[Teresa Pena]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21195/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Teresa Pena is wearing two tone dress.</p>[Chiquita Mitchell]2007-02-15T14:43:42-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21196/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21196/"><img alt="[Chiquita Mitchell]" title="[Chiquita Mitchell]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21196/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Chiquita is wearing a evening gown of bougainvillia, orchids, and purple chrysanthamums. The cape is of green fern.</p>[Ann Hall]2007-02-15T14:43:06-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21197/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21197/"><img alt="[Ann Hall]" title="[Ann Hall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21197/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Ann is wearing a dress made of pampass grass curled with iron. They used 12 bushels of grapefruit peel and 1 bushel of mums.</p>[Ann Hall]2007-02-15T14:42:34-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21198/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21198/"><img alt="[Ann Hall]" title="[Ann Hall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21198/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. ampass grass-curled with iron. Grapefuit peel- 12 bushel and 1 bushel of mums.</p>[Contestant 36]2007-02-15T14:41:43-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21199/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21199/"><img alt="[Contestant 36]" title="[Contestant 36]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21199/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant is wearing a long gown with long sleeved gloves. Fruits and Vegetables in the background.</p>[Golda Roberts]2007-02-15T14:41:03-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21200/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21200/"><img alt="[Golda Roberts]" title="[Golda Roberts]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21200/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Golda is wearing a long gown made out of citrus. The skirt is made of citrus leaves. Panel is made of citrus peel triangles. Head peice of citrus seed. Neck ruff is made out of the inside of citrus peel. Fan of same bracelet of fan made of colomondins. Puffs on sleaves were made of citrus peel triangles.</p>[Mardell Kendall]2007-02-15T14:40:10-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21201/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21201/"><img alt="[Mardell Kendall]" title="[Mardell Kendall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21201/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mardell is wearing a evening gown made of grapefruit peel covered with cellophane.</p>[Polly Yewell]2007-02-15T14:39:37-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21202/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21202/"><img alt="[Polly Yewell]" title="[Polly Yewell]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21202/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Polly is wearing a long dress made of citrus peel.</p>[Contestant 35]2007-02-15T14:39:18-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21203/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21203/"><img alt="[Contestant 35]" title="[Contestant 35]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21203/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Donna Women's Club.</p>[Kathleen Dubbois]2007-02-15T14:38:52-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21204/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21204/"><img alt="[Kathleen Dubbois]" title="[Kathleen Dubbois]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21204/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Kathleen is wearing a costume of a bell boy.</p>[Mrs. Marie Hoffman]2007-02-15T14:38:27-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21205/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21205/"><img alt="[Mrs. Marie Hoffman]" title="[Mrs. Marie Hoffman]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21205/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Marie Hoffman is wearing a sleeveles dress made of fern and chrysanthemums.</p>[Frances Pegues]2007-02-15T14:38:04-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21206/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21206/"><img alt="[Frances Pegues]" title="[Frances Pegues]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21206/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Frances is wearing a costume that mimics a basket of poinsettias and fern.</p>[Mrs. John Ostroff]2007-02-15T14:37:21-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21207/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21207/"><img alt="[Mrs. John Ostroff]" title="[Mrs. John Ostroff]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21207/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mrs. John Ostroff is wearing a Cleopatra costume made of citrus peel and leaves.</p>[Tommie Fay Reese]2007-02-15T14:36:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21208/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21208/"><img alt="[Tommie Fay Reese]" title="[Tommie Fay Reese]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21208/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Tommie Fay is representing the Southwestern Insurance. She is wearing a China Problana costume. Spineless cactus and vegetables. Skirt was made of various vegetables cut out with lipstick top to resemble sequins. Blouse of cotton with roses of red and green peppers. Hat was made of corn shucks trimmed in vegetables.</p>[Contestant 34]2007-02-15T14:36:11-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21209/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21209/"><img alt="[Contestant 34]" title="[Contestant 34]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21209/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Women wearing a long white gown made of vegetables.</p>[Thelma Perkins]2007-02-15T14:35:48-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21210/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21210/"><img alt="[Thelma Perkins]" title="[Thelma Perkins]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21210/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Thelma is wearing a swim suit made of leaves.</p>[Kathy Ellis]2007-02-15T14:35:00-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21211/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21211/"><img alt="[Kathy Ellis]" title="[Kathy Ellis]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21211/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Kathy is wearing a costume of "bells of Ireland." The blouse and pettiecoat was made of white grapefruit membrane. Laced bodice and overskirt of bougainvillea.</p>[Virginia Crowell]2007-02-15T14:33:02-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21212/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21212/"><img alt="[Virginia Crowell]" title="[Virginia Crowell]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21212/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Virginia is wearing a dress and hat made of fruits and vegetables.</p>[Betty Jean Frizzel]2007-02-15T13:57:42-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21213/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21213/"><img alt="[Betty Jean Frizzel]" title="[Betty Jean Frizzel]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21213/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Betty is wearing an evening gown made of fruits and vegetables.</p>[Contestant 33]2007-02-15T13:57:02-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21214/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21214/"><img alt="[Contestant 33]" title="[Contestant 33]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21214/small/"/></a></p><p>An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant dressed up in a Santa costume made of red bougainvillea petals, carded cotton, and pampas grass. It took 120 hours, 10 bushels flower petals dehydrated to 10 pints.</p>