BOOM TOWN : Ketchikan in the 1950s
Title:
"Ketchikan Outcasts" Safety Check, 1956
Photographer:
Paulu T. Saari
Description:
The Ketchikan Outcasts, a hot rod club affiliated with the National Hot Rod Association, was popular among local car-owning teens in the mid-Fifties. Members participated in regular safety checks of their cars and safe-driving competitions. In this photo, Police Chief William B. Potter is checking the lights of an auto belonging to Ken Hilbert (at wheel) with Ralph Hildre, club checker.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.736
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Members of the Ketchikan car club Members of the Ketchikan car club "The Outcasts" working on a car