Western ideas of comeliness guide Japanese in choosing beauty queen

A Japanese woman holds a cigarette and a drink. Accompanies an article about the first Japanese beauty pageant, comparing Japanese women to other American and European women. A caption reads, "startling change in the appearance of the Japanese girl."

Publication date: 1934-08-19

Size: 7.5 x 4 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Japan

Subject(s):

• Women--Japanese--Japan--1930-1940
• Women--Clothing & dress--Japan--1930-1940
• Smoking--Japan--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs
• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (August 19, 1934), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg