Whitby Centennial Beard-Growing Contest, 1955
Description
- Creator
- Lloyd Robertson, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white negative showing Hugh Simms (left), the first person to enter the Beard-Growing Contest, and William Hurley, contest manager, standing in front of a contest poster. The Beard-Growing Contest started on 14 February and the judging occurred on 2 July 1955.
- Notes
- Whitby celebrated its Centennial of Incorporation as a town from 26 June to 3 July 1955.
- Date of Original
- 14 March 1955
- Dimensions
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Width: 5 in
Height: 4 in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 30-012-032
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8798937264374 Longitude: -78.9421397143555
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- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Recommended Citation
- Whitby Centennial Beard-Growing Contest, 1955, Lloyd Robertson, Whitby Archives, 30-012-032.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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