Manila's first big postwar social event. "Breathless" was name given this evening gown worn by Chona Yamael [Chona Ysmael].
Manila's first big postwar social event. "Breathless" was name given this evening gown worn by Chona Yamael [Chona Ysmael].
Creator
Pix Photos (Sydney, Australia)
Date created
1945
Accession No.
OFI-001474
Citation
Photograph, black & white.
Location
OFI-001316 to OFI-001767, photos\OFI-001474.jpg
Notes
Subject: The slim, beautiful Chona (Recto) Ysmael wears an elegant evening gown at a ball in postwar Manila. Maria Priscilla "Chona" Silos Recto (later Ysmael and much later Kasten), daughter of Natio
Type
Type: Photograph, B/W, white border, glossy.
Medium
1 photographic print : sheet 26 x 20 cm.
Subject 1
Evening gowns -- Philippines.
Subject 2
Balls (Parties) -- Philippines -- Manila.
Subject 3
Kasten, Chona Recto, 1922-1987.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 3.
Call number
OFI-001474
Cataloger
GERRY