Original Sharks swimming club on Fox Lake, Angola, Indiana, 1951
| Description: |
A group of young African American men and their coach wear swimming trunks and t-shirts that read Fox Lake Sharks. A typed label on the back states The Original Sharks / Fox Lake Sharks, Fox Lake .. Angola, Indiana / Summer 1951. They are identified as, standing left to right: Tony Dixon, John Jacobs, Tony Bell, Tony Ransom, Steve Simmons, Reuben Allen III, Roy Burpy Shelton. Kneeling in front is group founder Rudy Harlow, a popular beach lifeguard. Some of the Sharks also served as lifeguards. This program of the Fox Lake Property Owners Association taught swimming and lake safety. |
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| Origin: | 1951 |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/1EE4B05E-8E9A-40C7-8E6D-401124390310 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Fox Lake, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Fox Lake Resort, Angola / Dixon Family Collection Swimmers Clubs Lakes & ponds African Americans African Americans--History Fox Lake (Ind.) Angola (Ind.) Steuben County (Ind.) |
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