From the editor: Rene Torres sent this beautiful photo of Lillian Merkling published below, winner of a 1922 Houston Chronicle beauty contest for the entire valley. Lillian's daughter, Lucy, who still lives in Brownsville, shared the photo and Brownsville Herald advertisement for the contest with Rene.
She is really a beautiful little girl
ReplyDeleteI like the hair style
ReplyDeleteShe looks like a porcelain doll… a real beauty
ReplyDeleteA very ad from the roaring 20s
ReplyDelete3:07 pm very rare ad
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