Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) celebrates 100 years of the Galveston Island Beach Revue with a special virtual event on its website and social media. Dubbed the “Pageant of Pulchritude” by C.E. Barfield, Galveston’s Bathing Beauties Contest began in the summer of 1920 and marked the kick-off for tourist season each year. Although traditionally held as […]
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