First group of Sharkettes at Fox Lake, Angola, Indiana, circa 1958
| Description: |
Shown is the first group of young women who qualified to become Shark-ettes. They wear one-piece bathing suits and Shark-ettes sashes and are identified as, left to right, Anecetra Souza, Diane Daugherty, Kay Daugherty, Nancy Heron, and Lora Wilson.The Sharkettes, modeled after the male Sharks, qualified for the honor by swimming across Fox Lake and learning about lake safety. This program of the Fox Lake Property Owners Association taught swimming and lake safety. |
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| Origin: | 1958, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/B8A12DE0-9C1F-42C4-9B1D-269132848920 |
| 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 / Mitchell-Anderson Family Collection Lifeguards Swimmers Girls Lakes & ponds African Americans African Americans--History Fox Lake (Ind.) Angola (Ind.) Steuben County (Ind.) |
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