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Artifact

Negritos Ball

Description

  • Getting ready for the Negritos Ball in 1927. 
  • Group of eight women dressed as men, with pleated pants, jackets, ties, and hats, with the exception of one women who is wearing a dress. 
  • Marie Rawlings, wife of George Rawlings, is second from the left. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photographic collection belonging to George Rawlings who drilled for oil in Africa and South America from 1910 to 1932. 

Map Location

Latitude: 4° 39' 2.462" S
Longitude: 81° 18' 15.865" W

Date

1927

Dimensions

inches
Length:
7.0
Height:
4.8

Events, Places, People

  • George Rawlings
  • Negritos, Peru

Originating Location

South AmericaPeru

Subject