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Listen: The Latin Program9th Annual Miss Paradise Park pageant winner Carrie Johnson Parker-Warren receiving her prize.
Image Number
MOZ00186
Photographer
Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.
Date
1957-09-02
Date Note
Photographed on September 2, 1957.
Rights
Collection
General collection
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 1
Subject Term
Jim Crow
Race discrimination
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
Holidays
Labor Day
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Awards
Beauty contests--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Award winners
Beauty contestants--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African Americans--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African American young women--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Bathing suits
Race discrimination
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
Holidays
Labor Day
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Tourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Awards
Beauty contests--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Award winners
Beauty contestants--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African Americans--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
African American young women--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Bathing suits
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 60 mm.
General Note
Owners of the Silver Springs attraction Carl Ray and W.M. "Shorty" Davidson opened Paradise Park in 1949 as a tourist attraction for African Americans only. The park was located just south of Silver Springs and stayed in operation until the late 1960s.
9th Annual Miss Paradise Park pageant winner Carrie Johnson Parker-Warren receiving her prize.
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