Martin Digital History

Contestants in the Miss Music competition, 1949

Item

Title

Contestants in the Miss Music competition, 1949

Description

Group of young women in black skirts, contestants in the Miss Music competition.

Sponsored by the Stuart Jaycee-Ettes, the Miss Music contest (c. 1949-1950) included young women, each sponsored by a local organization or business, who raised funds for the benefit of the Martin County High School band's spring trip to a state contest. The public "voted" by donating a penny for each vote.

Source

Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum; donated by Floretta Bartlett.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white print; 9.4x7.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2024-008-J-005
2024.008

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

Clyde McPherson Witham Coutant (1918-2009), “Contestants in the Miss Music competition, 1949,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/4703.