[Clipping: 40s Fiesta]

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Photocopy of a newspaper clipping containing a photograph of Victoria Schmid posing next to a dark-colored evening gown with a long train on a mannequin. There is an extended caption below the image describing the gown, which Schmid wore as part of the Fiesta Court.

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1 clipping : ill. ; on sheet 28 cm.

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Photocopy of a newspaper clipping containing a photograph of Victoria Schmid posing next to a dark-colored evening gown with a long train on a mannequin. There is an extended caption below the image describing the gown, which Schmid wore as part of the Fiesta Court.

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1 clipping : ill. ; on sheet 28 cm.

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  • "40s Fiesta," Hill Country Recorder, April 6, 1994

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[Victoria Schmid with Fiesta Court Gown] (Photograph)

[Victoria Schmid with Fiesta Court Gown]

Photograph of Victoria Schmid posing in the corner of the Graham House Museum with a gown on a mannequin that is part of at 1940s exhibit. The gown is black with gold sequins in vine patterns along the collar and down the front, as well as other designs on the long train. Schmid is wearing a short-sleeved white dress with a name tag, standing behind the dress and holding up part of the train to show the designs. Other objects are partially visible on the wall behind her, including a map, a plaque, and portrait images.

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[Victoria Schmid with Fiesta Court Gown], ark:/67531/metapth1560510

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[Clipping: 40s Fiesta], clipping, Date Unknown; Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1560511/: accessed October 6, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Patrick Heath Public Library.

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