About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_0190
  • TitleBeauties all
  • SummaryCaption: "Beauties all--The five winners of the beauty contest [all holding tropies] of the New York City Community College annual field day held at Red Hook Stadium, Bay and Hicks Sts., are, in order of judges' decisions, right to left, Elaine Peppe, 1901 84th St., First; Adelaide Fornaro, 356 St. Marks Ave., second; Catherine Law, 1368 E. 16th St., third; Cecelia Aird, 317 W. 114th St. Manhattan, fourth, and Maxine Werbowsky, 911 Walton Ave., Bronx, fifth. Miss Peppe was declared 'Queen of Community College'."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: photographer's name, "John Kruh," inscribed. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorKruh, Johnny [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAwards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Beauty contestants -- New York (State) -- New York ; College students -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • 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.
  • FolderFolder: Schools: Adult: New York City Community College