Ghosts of Dallas: Cotton Bowl, 1951

“Cotton Bowl Queen of 1951, JoAnne Hill, poses with a football on top of a bale of cotton in front of the Cotton Bowl.”

Original photo: From the collections of the Texas/Dallas History and Archives Division, Dallas Public Library

Photo: Leah Clausen

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