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Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation Ball

Margaret Bourke-White1938-10

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Queen Kathryn Hosford, a 22-yr-old debutante, clad in a $500 white tulle & sequined gown designed by HattieCarnegie, making her entrance to a fanfare of trumpets during coronation ceremony at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation Ball.

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  • Title: Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation Ball
  • Date: 1938-10
  • Location: Omaha, NE, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Evening, Omaha, Dancing, People And Customs, Fashions, Hattie Carnegie, Us, States, Debutantes, Dresses, Parties, Kathryn Hosford, Nebraska, Vintage Print, 1930s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_731768
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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