Queens and Crowns: Fiesta's Royal Traditions July 17, 2009

This year's Fiesta exhibit honors the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Alamo. The highlight of the exhibit, and the basis for the Witte's 2009 Fiesta pin, is the cream silk dress and blue velvet train worn by Helena Guenther, Queen of the Court of Carnival of Flowers in 1911 - the oldest royal robes in the Witte Museum Collection. The exhibit also highlights the 60th anniversary of Miss Fiesta, which began in 1949.