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Shuswap history in pictures: Miss Salmon Arm

Ruth Reid won the title in 1949
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Lorraine Hunter and Ruth Yeomans smile for the camera at the No Parking Taxi Stand in front of the Montebello Hotel in 1949. A search through the Observer index in the archives provides some information. Both Lorraine and Ruth were contestants in the Miss Salmon Arm contest that same year. A total of eight young women competed, but Ruth Reid won the title. What is the story behind this archival photograph? Does anyone know? Contact the archives@salmonarmmuseum.org. Image from the Denis Marshall Collection at R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum.

Lorraine Hunter and Ruth Yeomans smile for the camera at the No Parking Taxi Stand in front of the Montebello Hotel in 1949. A search through the Observer index in the archives provides some information. Both Lorraine and Ruth were contestants in the Miss Salmon Arm contest that same year. A total of eight young women competed, but Ruth Reid won the title. What is the story behind this archival photograph? Does anyone know? Contact the archives@salmonarmmuseum.org. Image from the Denis Marshall Collection at R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum.

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