Southwestern Land Co. excursion party in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Date: 1928-10-29
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Description: Excursion party posing in front of a house.
Holding Partner: The University of Texas-Pan American
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth15157/
[Allie B. Bell]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 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. Three women in Fruit and Vegetable style show dresses.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21222/
[Mildrena Shields]
Date: unknown
Creator: Jack Hornor
Description: 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 Mildrena Shields is representing the Beta Sigma Phi. Dress seems to be made of flowers.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21286/
[Mrs. Jim Cook]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 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 2 piece outfit with gloves, purse, and hat.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21220/
[Doris Marinof Barnett]
Date: unknown
Creator: Martha Anderson of Weslaco
Description: 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. Doris is wearing a long dress and is holding a fan in her hand.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21223/
[Dorothy La Duke]
Date: unknown
Creator: Badger Studio
Description: 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. Dorothy is representing the Beta Sigma Phi, of Weslaco. The Four-gore skirt was made of ebony leaves which was accentuated with a tangerine-colored blouse of finely clipped aster-glow bougainvillea petals. Her bolero jacket was of white bachelor buttons. An ornamental pin of bachelor buttons was sprinkled wiht glitter. Hat with rolled brim was decorated with flowers, to represent a feathered plume, and purse, gloves and shoes were of crused ebony leaves. Narrow belt of clipped boungainvillea matched the blouse and earrings were fashioned of the silvery, reverse side of cenizo leaves.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21288/
[Mary Sue Hampton]
Date: unknown
Creator: Badger Studio
Description: 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 Sue is wearing an evening gown with accesories that include: necklace, gloves, and handbag.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21275/
[Ella Beth Melton]
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Description: 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. Ella is wearing a long gown with hat, bracelets, and purse.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21238/
[Contestant 34]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21209/
[Charlene Lobitz]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: 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. Pirate costume made of onion seed bougainvillea.
Holding Partner: Weslaco Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21253/