Full-length, forward-facing portrait of Virginia Vidal Llamas, crowned the Queen of the Manila Carnival in 1922. Llamas, attired in a white dress with sequin decorations, necklace, and crown, sits on a wooden throne with a carved crown. The train of her dress stretches out on the floor toward the viewer. She holds a staff decorated with ribbons in her right hand and rests her left hand on her lap. Virginia Vidal Llamas (1905-1968) was the eldest daughter of Laguna’s former governor, Vicente Llamas, and Feliza Vidal. She attended the Philippine Women’s College. She married Carlos P. Romulo, her consort at the carnival, in 1924, and they had four sons. The Manila Carnivals were two-week fairs organized by Americans during colonization from 1908 to 1939. They showcased commercial, industrial, and agricultural progress and included parades, shows, firework displays, and the crowning of the Manila Carnival Queen., Title from negative., Date from event date., Manuscript note written on verso: Queen of Manila carnival, 1921., Sheet number: 153B05., Undivided back.
Creator
Sun Studio, photographer
Date
[ca. 1922]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Schools - Miscellaneous - 153]
