Barker Sam Carlile at General Motors carnival, Killbuck Park, Anderson, Indiana, circa 1960
| Description: |
Sam Carlile as Barker Sam standing on an elevated platform at a General Motors carnival in Killbuck Park off of Range Line Road in Anderson. This was in the late 1950s or early 1960s. He guessed peoples weight and was the auctioneer for the employee event.According to the History of the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors (viewed June 18, 2016 at http://www.delcoremyhistory.com/history.htm), the 214-acre Killbuck Employee Park opened in 1956 as a recreational facility for employees of General Motors Corporation (the Delco-Remy and Guide Lamp Divisions) |
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| Origin: | 1960, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/1286C6A6-3620-4114-9186-212357912142 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
3181 N 200 E, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Karla J. Horn Collection Carnivals Parks General Motors Corporation Anderson (Ind.) Madison County (Ind.) |
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