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Palmolive's Happy Gang Family Foto

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1949]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.44
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1949]
Physical Description
8" x 8" (b/w)
History / Biographical
According to the Canadian Old-time Radio Alliance website, the Happy Gang radio show was established by Bert Pearl for the CBC in 1937. The show remained on the air until 1959. Colgate Palmolive was the radio show's first sponsor. Other sponsors included Carnation Milk, Mills' Flower, and Red Rose.
Custodial History
Photograph sent to Fred McGuinness from Lillie S. Wilkins of Killarney, MB
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group portrait of the "The Happy Gang" family. The promotional photograph was produced for the 143rd anniversary of the Colgate-Palmolive company.
Notes
Members of the Happy Gang are identified on the back of the photograph along with "a message" from Bert Pearl, the M.C. for the Happy Gang. Date of photograph determined from Colgate-Palmolive company history.
Name Access
Palmolive's Happy Gang Family
Colgate Palmolive Company
Bert Pearl
Subject Access
portraits
advertising
Radio Broadcasts
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
McG RR #1 - loose (see McG 1.2 File 33)
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