Program for the Court of the Magic Weed

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Program for the Court of the Magic Weed

Entry/Object ID

2010.002.0063

Scope and Content

1 program ; 12" x 9" The program is twelve inches high by 9 inches wide with a white glossy paper cover and twenty unnumbered pages. Front cover: Etching of the Reconstructed State House in St. Mary's City by Don Swann "framed" in bright yellow. In each lower corner is a bright green tobacco plant flanking the information about the event. Inside front cover: Photo of the replica of the Ark sailing in St. Mary's River during the tercentenary of 1934 Page 1: 7"h x 5 5/8"w black and white photo of Queen Nicotina VIII, Senorita Maria Teresa Escalente Page 2: List of donors to the Festival Page 3: History of the pageants presented at the Festivals from 1933 to 1940. The 1941 pageant was entitled "While the Cigarette Burns" Page 4: full page ad for Chesterfield cigarettes Page 5: History of Maryland tobacco Page 6: Full page ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes Page 7: Illustrated remarks about Anne Arundel County Page 8: Full page ad for Camel cigarettes Page 9: Illustrated remarks about Calvert County Page 10: List of the queen and her large court and schedule of events Page 11: Program for the pageant Page 12: Ads for local businesses Page 13: Illustrated remarks about Charles County Page 14: Small photos of cooperating state officials Page 15: List of all those involved with the Maryland Tobacco Festival Association, Inc. Page 16: Full page ad for the Maryland Tobacco Growers Association Page 17: Illustrated remarks about Prince George's County Page 18: Ads for local businesses Page 19: Illustrated remarks about St. Mary's County Page 20: Ads for soft drinks Inside back cover: Ad for National Bohemian beer Back cover: Maryland State Roads Commission ad for bridge and ferry routes

Collection

Duke Family Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Location

Container

Oversize Series Box 5

Shelf

Rack 10, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 10

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coontz, Kathleen Reed

Person or Organization

Duke, Virginia Coad

Person or Organization

Storck, Eleanor

Person or Organization

Swann, Donald