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1. PH021_beauty_contestant Lee D. Drake Photographs

PH021_beauty_contestant Lee D. Drake Photographs

Description: Miss Oregon contestants compete onstage dressed in formal evening gowns. One woman is posing at the front of the stage; she is dressed in a long, flared gown, and wears full-length white gloves and high heels. A ribbon displaying the number 6 is attached to her dress at her waist line. Near the back of the stage stand three contestants dressed in similar attire with ribbons that display the numbers 1, 3, and 5. A man wearing a suit and bow tie stands behind a microphone. In the background a balcony is filled with spectators. On the bottom level are doors below a sign that reads "EXIT". Mounted floor lights are visible on the front of the stage.

2. PH021_beauty_swimwear Lee D. Drake Photographs

PH021_beauty_swimwear Lee D. Drake Photographs

Description: Three women dressed in swimsuits and identified as Miss Oregon Contestants pose next to an indoor swimming pool. The women are posed between the pool's metal handrails, with the first woman standing on the outside of the pool and the other two women standing on the steps of the ladder leading out the pool. They are all dressed in white one-piece swimsuits with straps with an attached sash. From left to right the women's sashes read Miss Portland, Miss Yamhill, and Miss Eugene. Miss Portland wears white clip earrings. In the background are windows, people, and metal beams that extend from the ceiling. The ceiling appears to be made from glass.

3. PH021_beauty_beach Lee D. Drake Photographs

PH021_beauty_beach Lee D. Drake Photographs

Description: Twelve women wearing white swimsuits with sashes stand posing on a sandy beach. The women are identified as contestants in a Miss Oregon Contest. The sashes read from left to right Miss (?), Miss Yamhill, Miss Park Rose, Miss (?), Miss Portland, Miss Astoria, Miss Lincoln County, Miss Columbia County, Miss Eugene, Miss Coos Bay, Miss Hermiston, and Miss Roseberg. The ocean is visible behind the women.