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Description
Businessman William Howard Gannett of Augusta in his Winter Carnival King regalia, an outfit that won a prize in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Following the 1923 Carnival, Gannett went to Switzerland to get more carnival ideas. He hoped the Maine Sporting Carnival would draw top athletes who would set international records in skating, skiing and sleigh racing at the annual Augusta event.
Gannett published Comfort magazine. He was a winter sports enthusiast.
About This Item
- Title: William Howard Gannett, Augusta, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923
- Subject Date: 1923
- Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 15.6 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2010, OS Box 2, Scrapbook 2 (SB2), p133
- Collection: Guy Gannett Foundation collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Costumes
- Gannett, William Howard, 1854-1948--Performances
- Kings
- Publishers--Maine
- Winter carnivals--Maine--Augusta
- Winter sports--Maine--Augusta
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