Original 1947 AP wire photo showing the contestants for the 1947 Miss America pageant assembled on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The contestants, representing states from across the United States and Canada, pose in matching bathing suits before the start of the week's festivities. The original AP caption is mounted below the photograph on black archival paper. Overall mounted size measures approximately 14¾" x 10¾". The mount and photograph show light edge wear, corner wear, and handling consistent with age. This wire photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh-area newspaper. Please see photos.
