Parker-Gray High School homecoming group photograph, 1957

Scope and content:

Black and white photograph of the 1957 Parker-Gray High School homecoming court, including Homecoming Queen Phyllis Tate. Three young women and three young men are posed standing in a row in front of what appears to be a "throne" for the homecoming queen. From left to right: a young woman dressed in a plaid skirt set, white gloves, white hat, small round handbag, and corsage pinned to her lapel; a young man in dark-colored pants and a light-colored jacket posed in the act of placing a crown atop the head of the young woman in the center of the group; a young woman (being crowned), Phyllis Tate, wearing a light-colored skirt set and holding a large bouquet; a young man wearing dark-colored pants and a wool jacket; a young woman wearing a dark-colored skirt set, white gloves, white hat, small handbag, and corsage pinned to her lapel. Photograph is dated 1957

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Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
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POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
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Phone: (703) 838-4577
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