Crowning of Jessie Jim, the second Princess America, Masonic Temple, Spokane, Washington, 1926

Description: 

A large crowd has gathered in front of the Masonic Temple on Riverside Ave. to see the crowning of Jessie Jim, the second Princess America. Her tribe is not know, although sources from this photograph indicate she is a Okanagon. Other sources have indicated she is either Colville, Wenatchi or Spokane. The front steps of the Temple are lined with the princesses the officials and spectators. Flags hang between the columns of the Temple. "Old Album #MA 19, pg. 27

Location: 
Location Description: 

United States--Washington (State)--Spokane

Community: 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, University of Washington Libraries
Protocol: 
Colville Community Public Access, University of Washington Libraries Public Access
Collections: 
American Indians of the PNW (Images)
Original Date: 
1926
Contributor: 
Guilbert, Frank W., d. 1940
Rights: 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/; http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html
Source: 
Kate Stannard; University of Washington Libraries; Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture; Special Collections
Identifier: 
L97-13.27
Subject: 
Jim, Jessie, Beauty contests--Washington (State)--Spokane, National Indian Congress (2nd : 1926 : Spokane, Wash.), Buildings--Washington (State)--Spokane
Type: 
Photograph, Image
Format: 
Image/JPEG