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Official photograph for the Miss Universe Pageant, 1958

Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm.

Creator: Harry Merrick Studio (Long Beach, Calif.), photographer

Description: Photograph shows Miss Universe 1958 (Luz Marina Zuluaga) surrounded by the pageant judges, mostly men in black tie but also including a woman in a kimono and another woman in a straw hat. Alberto Vargas is second from left in the bottom row.

Forms part of: Alberto Vargas papers, 1914-1981

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Official photograph for the Miss Universe Pageant, 1958 / Harry Merrick Studio (Long Beach, Calif.), photographer. Alberto Vargas papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 12257

Subjects:

  • Vargas, Alberto

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