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Lettuce Festival court, Kent, 1935
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| Title | Lettuce Festival court, Kent, 1935 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1935 |
| Caption | The 'Lettuce Festival Court, ' left to right:
back row: unidentified, Elizabeth Turcott, Gertrude Leber, Evelyn LeSeur, unidentified, unidentified;
front row: Florence Stratton, Opal Sorenson, Lee Bell, Dorothy Truckenbrodt, Virgie Reynolds, Thelma Saito, Sadie Sells.
Thelma Saito became the new queen.
The Kent Lettuce Festival was held from 1934-1937. It was conceived to showcase Kent, the 'Lettuce Capital of the Northwest.' It attracted large crowds and featured parades, music, dancing, fireworks, a baseball game, etc., all of which was presided over by the Lettuce Queen and her court. |
| Notes | Date supplied by White River Valley Museum.
Source of caption information: notes on verso and White River Valley Museum staff. |
| Subjects | Women--Social life--Washington (State)--Kent
Festivals--Washington (State)--Kent
Awards--Washington (State)--Kent
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| Classification | Kent, WA/Festivals |
| Personal Names | Bell, Lee (Bailey)
Leber, Gertrude
LeSeur, Evelyn
Reynolds, Virgie
Saito, Thelma
Sells, Sadie
Sorenson, Opal
Stratton, Florence
Truckenbrodt, Dorothy
Turcott, Elizabeth |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Kent |
| Digital Collection | White River Valley Museum Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 895 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: hpittenger@auburnwa.gov. Please cite the Image Number. |
| Repository | White River Valley Museum (Auburn) |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 5 x 7 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | A photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color or 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 or 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
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