Vicki Mills, Queen of the 1953 Danbury Fair
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1953
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 5/8in. (24.1 x 19.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of a young woman wearing a two-piece bathing suit and high heeled shoes. She is smiling, and she seated on blanket or towel.
Object number1999.16.56
InscribedOn recto, upper left, "Irv / Best wishes / Vicki Mills"On verso, lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Danbury Fair was an annual exhibition held in Danbury between 1821 and 1981. At first a traditional agricultural fair, the event later included large fiberglass sculptures, stock car racing, and amusement park rides. The former fairground is now (2011) the site of the Danbury Fair Mall. (Finlay 3/25/2011)
Lynn Randall was a rodeo performer known for her trained buggy horse acts. She began her career in the 1950s and died in 2006 at her home in Sun Lakes, California. (Finlay 7/13/2011)
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