Life Magazine, May 11, 1959 - Pioneer women

She became the high-living Silver Queen of the boom-time West (but died penniless) and is a romantic reminder of the women who lived the grandest of American epics (Leadville, Colorado tie). Baby Doe figures large in the area of 2Neat! How the West Was Won, Part VI of a LIFE series. Another great full page color Jantzen swim suits ad by the new artist (see our mystery artists page). A vital mission unaccomplished - Clare Boothe Luce resigns Brazil ambassadorship. Neat full page color GM Harrison air conditioning ad with polar bear diving into pool. Ingemar Johansson watches a boxing match with Floyd Patterson, whom he will fight next month. The last survivor of the Civil War, 116-year-old Walter Williams of Houston, Texas, lives on among his old mementos. Television - Joe Welch gets starring role as Peter Gunn. Giuseppe Cardinal Sarto returns to Venice, nice photos. Fashion - girls take up a schoolboy style, by wearing blazers. Trouble With a Sportive Spout - along a Hollywood, Florida beach, Betsy Howes tries to get a drink of water. Four sisters who all made good (see LIFE November 7, 1949), Marguerite, Maureen, Kathleen and Sheila John Daly. The odd little company named RAND, sounds like a military affiliated think tank, includes Roger Johnson, John Williams, William Jones, Nancy Nimitz, Stanley Greenfield, Robert Rapp and others. Fun bicycle race at DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana) with some serious races, many funny events with tiny tricycles and more. Full page Chrysler Motors color ad for new convertibles, featuring a red Windsor, a black 300-E, and a blue New Yorker.