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D745-6
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- 1937-01-30 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Rodella Hockom crowns Snow Queen Maurita Shank, who is flanked by her ladies in waiting Mary Brockhoff (L) and Billie Woodruff, on January 30, 1937 during the 6th Annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival at Paradise, Mt. Rainier Park. Queen Maurita, a junior at the College of Puget Sound, only stopped skiing long enough to smile for the camera during this informal crowning. Constant snowfall all day prevented the official coronation from taking place but the Queen and her Court hardly noticed; they were too busy enjoying the 133 inches of snow. (T. Times 2/1/1937, pg. 1)
Shank, Maurita; Hockom, Rodella; Brockhoff, Mary; Woodruff, Billie; Events--Tacoma; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.);