1974 Press Photo Contestants at Miss Wheelchair America in Houston - hca44879

Left to right: Janie Robinson and Trudy Putteet (new Queen), contestants at Miss Wheelchair America in Houston, Texas. The Sheraton Inn Town and Country Ballroom was filled with beautiful women, red roses, and trophies Saturday night, but it was not the scene of a run-of-the-mill beauty pageant. "We want to show that people in chairs can lead normal lives," explained Janie Robinson, (left), Miss Wheelchair America 1974, of Houston, Texas.

Photo is dated 1974.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.