1956 Christmas Lighting Contest
Title
1956 Christmas Lighting Contest
Subject
Civic Life
Description
This letter was sent from the Christmas Lighting Committee to encourage “friends” to enter the City Beautiful Commission’s annual Christmas Lighting Contest. This letter encouraged citizens to “Make Memphis Shine at Christmas Time”. This letter indicated that this contest was for entry into the 1956 Lighting Contest’s Negro Division. The displays were to be judged on beauty and the expression of Christmas spirit. The Contest is co-sponsored by the City Beautiful Commission and the Commercial Appeal.
Creator
City Beautiful Commission
Source
Mississippi Valley Collection
Publisher
The University of Memphis Libraries
Date
1956
Contributor
Gillespie, P. T.
Gerber, C. C.
Goldsmith, J.
Rights
Digital Image © 2015, University of Memphis Libraries Preservation and Special Collections Department. All rights reserved.
Relation
Hist4851, Spring 2015
Files
Collection
Citation
City Beautiful Commission, “1956 Christmas Lighting Contest,” Making an Impact: The Lives of Tennessee Women, accessed April 24, 2024, https://umhist4851.omeka.net/items/show/8.