Queen contest of Christmas 1902. University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng When the young community held a contest to elect a queen, these were the contestants and the winner, with escorts. The emcee was Lide Tallevast, seated in front of the ladies. He was one of the two Tallevast brothers who founded the village. The other brother was J.H. Tallevast. The ladies are, left to right, Mrs. Daisy Murphy Tabor (later of Bradenton), Bertha Lightfoot Moore of Egmont Key and the two Cooper girls of Manatee (first names unknown. The Cooper girl sitting on the throne chair was the one elected queen. The men standing in rear are, left to right, Bill Lowe, then former Manatee County Sheriff Joe "Big Joe" Gates, Charlie Pelot, Claude Gates wearing a hat and "Little Joe" Gates. Claude and "Little Joe" Gates were the brother and cousin of Sheriff Big Joe" Gates. [Note: the original image was damaged because Bertha Lightfoot did not like her picture and scratched it out.] When the young community held a contest to elect a queen, these were the contestants and the winner, with escorts. The emcee was Lide Tallevast, seated in front of the ladies. He was one of the two Tallevast brothers who founded the village. The other brother was J.H. Tallevast. The ladies are, left to right, Mrs. Daisy Murphy Tabor (later of Bradenton), Bertha Lightfoot Moore of Egmont Key and the two Cooper girls of Manatee (first names unknown. The Cooper girl sitting on the throne chair was the one elected queen. The men standing in rear are, left to right, Bill Lowe, then former Manatee County Sheriff Joe "Big Joe" Gates, Charlie Pelot, Claude Gates wearing a hat and "Little Joe" Gates. Claude and "Little Joe" Gates were the brother and cousin of Sheriff Big Joe" Gates. [Note: the original image was damaged because Bertha Lightfoot did not like her picture and scratched it out.] United States Florida--Manatee County--Tallevast Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Queen contest of Christmas 1902.
University of South Florida Tampa Library
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When the young community held a contest to elect a queen, these were the contestants and the winner, with escorts. The emcee was Lide Tallevast, seated in front of the ladies. He was one of the two Tallevast brothers who founded the village. The other brother was J.H. Tallevast. The ladies are, left to right, Mrs. Daisy Murphy Tabor (later of Bradenton), Bertha Lightfoot Moore of Egmont Key and the two Cooper girls of Manatee (first names unknown. The Cooper girl sitting on the throne chair was the one elected queen. The men standing in rear are, left to right, Bill Lowe, then former Manatee County Sheriff Joe "Big Joe" Gates, Charlie Pelot, Claude Gates wearing a hat and "Little Joe" Gates. Claude and "Little Joe" Gates were the brother and cousin of Sheriff Big Joe" Gates. [Note: the original image was damaged because Bertha Lightfoot did not like her picture and scratched it out.]
When the young community held a contest to elect a queen, these were the contestants and the winner, with escorts. The emcee was Lide Tallevast, seated in front of the ladies. He was one of the two Tallevast brothers who founded the village. The other brother was J.H. Tallevast. The ladies are, left to right, Mrs. Daisy Murphy Tabor (later of Bradenton), Bertha Lightfoot Moore of Egmont Key and the two Cooper girls of Manatee (first names unknown. The Cooper girl sitting on the throne chair was the one elected queen. The men standing in rear are, left to right, Bill Lowe, then former Manatee County Sheriff Joe "Big Joe" Gates, Charlie Pelot, Claude Gates wearing a hat and "Little Joe" Gates. Claude and "Little Joe" Gates were the brother and cousin of Sheriff Big Joe" Gates. [Note: the original image was damaged because Bertha Lightfoot did not like her picture and scratched it out.]
United States
Florida--Manatee County--Tallevast
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection