About This Item

  • TitleMiss America Jr
  • Call NumberSWEL_0024
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Miss America Jr.--Ginger Sherman, 10, of 1617 Prospect Place, leads off line of bathing beauty contestants at Junior Aquacade, held as part of day camp program of Brownsville Boys Club. Ginger won title of 'Miss America'."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Aug. 17, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; "Eagle photo by Lambert." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorLambert, Al
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrownsville Boys Club ; Beauty contestants -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.