Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
67.98.10Description
Area Beauty Queens. 8 1/8" x 10" black & white photograph of 4 young women, area beauty queens wearing banners showing the city they represent - women posed reading the Ice-Capades program; identified as Fire Queens from Minnesota cities at the St. Paul Winter Carnival vying for the title; at bottom center is Gladys Schlinger, Miss Waseca, (L-R) behind her are Shirley Graner, Miss Wabasha; Mary Lou Bever, Miss Cannon Falls and Patty Rill, Miss Lake City. Waseca event: Sleigh & Cutter Festival; Sleigh and Cutter Festival.Context
Waseca City Events & Celebrations - Fire Queen, Sleigh & Cutter Festival predessor. Gladys Schlinger represented Waseca as Fire Queen at the 1947 St. Paul Winter Carnival. The Fire Queen evolved into Miss Sleigh Belle. Waseca event: Sleigh & Cutter Festival; Sleigh and Cutter Festival.Cataloged By
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
July 9, 1998Update Date
August 28, 2025