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[Contestant 54, Virginia Winn]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant 54 is wearing a long evening dress made out of dried yellow corn and poinsettias.
Date: December 1936
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Melba Cellum]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Cellum is wearing a long hoop skirt made out of citrus membrane peel and leaves. The bodice is made out of citrus leaves in red and white cellophane.
Date: December 1936
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 53]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady is wearing a long evening gowne and a hat made out of citrus.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 51]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady is wearing a long evening gown made out of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Isabel Rees]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Rees is wearing a long evening gown of two shades with a bow in the front, and a matching hat, both made out of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 50]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young woman is wearing a long evening gown with tail made out of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 49]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady wearing a long gown with cape made of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Jean Cragon]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Cragon is wearing a long gown made of bachelos buttons in two different shades. The cape and muff are made of white bachelor buttons.
Date: December 1936
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 48]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant 48 is wearing a long gown made out of fern and yellow mums.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 48]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant 48 is wearing a long gown made out of fern and yellow mums.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mildred Smith]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mildred is wearing a long evening dress made out of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Catherine James]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Catherine is wearing a colonial garment which was definitely perishable. As is evident, this garment was made of purple cabbage leaves and trimmed in curly parsley.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Fay Wilson

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Miss Wilson is a wearing a 1935, long, evening dress made of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mrs. Tom Graham]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mrs. Graham is wearing a long evening dress made out of 155 bouganvilleas and button mums.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 47]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady wearing a dress made out of flowers.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 46]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady wearing a long evening dress made out of fruit and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Billie Marion Parks]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Billie Marion Parks is wearing an evening dress made out of chili peppers, 13000 pumpkin seeds and turnips. This same dress was on the cover of the National Geographic Magazine.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 53]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Young lady wearing a long evening gown with cape and hat made out of citrus.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 46]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant wearing a long gown made of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Contestant 45]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. This contestant is wearing a dress made out of white mums.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mary Ann Wall]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mary Ann is wearing a dress and hat made out of chilli peppers. The jacket and trim were of yellow button mums. Eight lbs of peppers were used . Took 650 hours to complete.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mrs. Ray Logan]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Long gown was made with long sleeves. Mrs. Ray Logan is wearing a small hand fan. Skirt is made of chile pequins and peplum is made of chrysanthemum petals.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Clara Mae Isham]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Clara Mae Isham is wearing a skating costume made of egg plant peel, and is representing the Lions Club of Weslaco.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Mrs. Bill Powell]

Description: An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Lady wearing a long evening dress with umbrella, both made out of fruits and/or vegetables.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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