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Description
Eighteen-year-old Laverne Anderson representing the New Sweden Athletic Club was the winner of the 1937 Tri-city cross-country ski marathon during the Fort Fairfield Winter Carnival.
This was a 102-mile event from Fort Fairfield to Caribou to Presque Isle back to Fort Fairfield. The race was completed in 16 hours and 21 minutes.
About This Item
- Title: Laverne Anderson, New Sweden, 1937
- Creation Date: 1937
- Subject Date: 1937
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Locations:
- New Sweden, Aroostook County, ME
- Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, ME
- Caribou, Aroostook County, ME
- Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 7 cm x 11 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Marathons--Maine
- Swedish Americans--Maine
- Skiers--Maine--New Sweden
- Skiing--Maine--New Sweden
- Racing--Maine
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For more information about this item, contact:
New Sweden Historical Society116 Station Road, New Sweden, ME 04762
207-896-5200
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