1963 Spelling Bee winner Stewart Straw of Clearfield, Pa. with another contestant. Contestants came from senior centers in 11 Pennsylvania communities. The Spelling Bee was sponsored by the Happy Hours Club of the Lancaster Recreation Commission.
Christian Shenk in Hawaiian shirt with man dressed as a pirate. Note on back of photograph: " Note - Chris has to surrender the boat 'to the pirate'. Aboard the 'Sea Cloud', Acapulco - 1961".
A. S. T. A. photographs
Provenance
GIft of Tom Shenk, from the estate of Christian Shenk
Chris Shenk, second from right. On back of photo: "In 1966, One of my biggest honors was to be seated at the Governor's Table in their capital at Lima, Peru. Note as president of the Pennsylvania Chapter of A. S. T. A., I presented a gift from Mayor of Philadelphia."
A. S. T. A. photographs
Provenance
GIft of Tom Shenk, from the estate of Christian Shenk
Christian Shenk, left, and Bob Shenk on the Lelantina. Note on back of photo for the Lancaster Sunday News, October 16, 1961: "Lancaster Travel Agents at Cannes Convention - Cannes, October 11, A short break in a busy round of conferences gives Lancaster travel agents Christian H. Shenk and Robert C. Shenk an opportunity to try their hadn at luxury yachtsmanship. They are pictured aboard the 72 foot, ocean going schooner "Lelantina" preparing for a short cruise on the Cote d'Azure. The vessel is under charter to TWA for the period of the 31st Annual World Travel Congress of A. S. T. A. the American Society of Travel Agents, October 7 through 15, at wich they are delegates. An almost 4,000 mile flight from their home in Lancaster brought them to the famed French Riviera to join more tha 2,300 A. S. T. A. members from all parts of the United States who are meeting daily in Cannes to confer on every aspect of world tourism. Mr. Christian Shenk and Mr. Robert Shenk are both with Ridgeway Tours in Lancaster." TWA Photo.
A. S. T. A. photographs
Provenance
GIft of Tom Shenk, from the estate of Christian Shenk
