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Call Number	Z-6024
Title	Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr, beauty contestants
Summary	Beauty contestant winners (identified from left to right) Elizabeth Foster, Wilma Adams, Florence Collier, Virginia Roper, Beverley Peterson, and their chaperon, Mrs. H.C. Leuty pose in the observation car of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr. The seated women wear corsages and hold bouquets of flowers. They wear coats and hats.
Date	1936
Notes	Adhered to the back of photographic print, newspaper clipping, reads: "Beauty was Evenly Matched, Sunday afternoon when the five lovely Colorado girls selected parted on the beautiful new stainless steel "Denver Zephyr" train of the Burlington railroad for a stay of four days in Chicago, THE POST outfitted them from head to toe and is paying all the bills for the trip. This was the first regular passenger car run of the "Denver Zephyr" which is now in regular daily use. Here are the girls, with their chaperon, in the observation.....Elizabeth Foster, Wilma Adams, Florence Collier, Virginia Roper, Beverley Peterson, Mrs. H.C. Leuty."; Condition: creased, discolored, impression from writing on verso visible on front of print.; Title inked on verso.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); R7110060249
Physical Description	1 photographic print : 17 x 22 cm. (7 x 9 in.)
Subject	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Public relations--1930-1940. Denver Zephyr (Express train)--1930-1940. Beauty contestants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940. Interiors--1930-1940. Railroad observation cars--1930-1940.
Source	Source: Max.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Albumen prints.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	11006024.TIF

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