[Item 4A: Film Reel: Debutantes, Constance Owsley, 1947]

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Film of the Debutantes ball of 1947-48, held at the Idlewild Club of Dallas. The footage features young women in ball gowns being escorted around the room by men in tuxedos and dancing, as well as a still photo of the 7 debutantes and their escorts Constance Owsley is featured 7th in line at 05:40.

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1 film reel (8 min., 1 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

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Curry, Robert M. 1947.

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Film of the Debutantes ball of 1947-48, held at the Idlewild Club of Dallas. The footage features young women in ball gowns being escorted around the room by men in tuxedos and dancing, as well as a still photo of the 7 debutantes and their escorts Constance Owsley is featured 7th in line at 05:40.

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1 film reel (8 min., 1 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Alvin Mansfield Owsley Collection (HM.15), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Curry, Robert M. [Item 4A: Film Reel: Debutantes, Constance Owsley, 1947], video, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700164/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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