File 54-5691 - Centennial Birthday Cake

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Centennial Birthday Cake

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SCA98-GA68-1954-54-5691

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5 photographs : b&w negatives ; 8 x10 cm and 10 x 8 cm

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      Envelope scanned as TIF files July 2018.

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      54-5691_001, 54-5690_002 and two negatives missing from envelope appeared on page 19 of the Wednesday, June 23, 1954 edition of the paper as part of the article: " Yum-Yum! 850-lb Cake Ready."

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      Negative from this envelope (see 54-5691_005 for closest version) appeared on the front page of the Wednesday, June 23, 1954 edition of the paper captioned: "BIGGEST BIRTHDAY CAKE - Believed to be the biggest birthday cake ever baked in Ontario, this 850lb creation - the combined effort of three Kitchener bakeries - was completed today. Miss Centennial, Helen Udvari, gives her sign of approval. The cake will provide a treat for 7,000 visitors."

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      Photo caption from published version of 54-5691_001: "DON'T LET IT DROP - Seven men all treading carefully were needed to move the cake to the Public Utilities Commission where it is now on display. The movers are (reading clockwise from lower left) Paul Pope, Howard Knarr, Lorne Moore, Roy Fromer (in truck), Ivan Casey, Lavern Phair and Roman Tondt."

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      Photo caption from published version of 54-5691_002: "Tiers of the big cake were iced by Kitchener pastry artists. Shown are (bottom to top) Alide Ozolins, Frank Fowlie, and Dorothy Guest. Eighty pounds of sugar and 80 pounds of butter went into the icing."

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      Captions for missing negatives not transcribed.

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