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Gum chewer wins $1.50, Calgary, Alberta.
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Gum chewer wins $1.50, Calgary, Alberta.

Cropped version published in The Albertan, January 13, 1954, page 9. Bert Rackett, 16, of Calgary, chews 48 sticks of gum for three hours. Here he is with his winnings and the biggest wad of gum in town. 
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Date 1954-01 
Creator De Lorme, Jack
Person(s) or Group(s) Rackett, Bert
Genre Negatives, Photographs
Place Alberta
Subject Calgary, Alberta--Personalities, Children, Contests
Archival Information
Repository Glenbow Archives
Fonds/Collection Jack De Lorme fonds
Reference code CA ACU GBA F2424 
Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/jack-de-lorme-fonds
Unique identifier CU1140729 
Legacy Identifier na-5600-7492d 
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Copyright Status Public domain
Usage Rights Commercial, Education, Exhibition, Instruction, Private study, Publication, Remix and adapt, Research
Conditions of Use https://libanswers.ucalgary.ca/faq/199047 
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Attribution "Gum chewer wins $1.50, Calgary, Alberta.", 1954-01, (CU1140729) by De Lorme, Jack. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.