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Pageant contestants backstage preparing for evening gown portion of competition assisted by dressmaker Elsa Mantilla.

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Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual banquet and beauty pageant sponsored by "The Dominicans of New Jersey," held at "The Fiesta," Route 17, Woodridge, New Jersey.

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community events dominican americans dominican beauty pageant and banquet paterson nj ethnography new jersey pageant contestants pageant contestants gown portion gown portion competition dressmaker elsa mantilla dressmaker elsa mantilla working in paterson project collection working in paterson occupational heritage in an urban setting american folklife center thomas d carroll martha cooper elsa mantilla ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress
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01/01/1994
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Carroll, Thomas D. (Collaborator)
Mantilla, Elsa (Depicted)
Cooper, Martha (Photographer)
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new jersey
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Library of Congress
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community events dominican americans dominican beauty pageant and banquet paterson nj ethnography new jersey pageant contestants pageant contestants gown portion gown portion competition dressmaker elsa mantilla dressmaker elsa mantilla working in paterson project collection working in paterson occupational heritage in an urban setting american folklife center thomas d carroll martha cooper elsa mantilla ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress