june171917

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Ruth McDonald (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    see Auto fashion parade (LOC)
  • Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks Art Siegel for connecting this image to the other Auto Fashion Show images. We'll add some of the information to the record the next time we update.
  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    Miss Ruth McDonald was listed as a contestant in the automobile fashion show identified by Art Siegel above. "An automobile fashion show was staged yesterday afternoon [June 17, 1917] at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway in behalf of the Actors' Fund of America. Entrants to the competitive exhibition of cars and modish getups included representatives of the theatrical Profession and society." [1]

Auto fashion parade (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    An ad for this event ran in the New York Sun on June 17, 1917: "The Ultra Smart Event of the Season" AUTOMOBILE FASHION SHOW ON BEHALF OF THE ACTORS' FUND of AMERICA A brilliant assemblage of America's most beautiful women riding and driving in a glittering array of the most up-to-date models of the Automobile Manufacturers of the World. SHEEPSHEAD BAY SPEEDWAY $1 .00 ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY, JUNE 23 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1917-06-17/ed-...
  • Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks for the information Art Siegel. We'll make sure that it gets into the record the next time we update.
  • Art Siegel said:
    Newspaper account: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B04E5D7123BE0...