King and Queen of Cotton Festival

Frank Barton and Octavia Evans impersonate the King and Queen of Cotton at a cotton festival in Memphis, Tennessee.

Publication date: 1934-06-17

Size: 14 x 15 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Memphis (Tenn.)

Temporal: 1934

Subject(s):

• Barton, Frank--Performances
• Carnivals--Tennessee--Memphis--1930-1940
• Evans, Octavia--Performances
• Impersonation--Tennessee--Memphis--1930-1940
• Memphis Cotton Carnival--People--Tennessee--Memphis--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 (June 17, 1934), p. 6

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press