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A meeting of the GGLS in Victor Shattock's basement at 1877-38th Avenue, in Oakland's 'Fruitvale District', probably taken around 1947-48. Left to Right (front row)... Ed Turner, Pac Coast Chapter, Railway & Locomotive Society Vic Shattock, GGLS President & Founder Joe Friend (Lester Friend's son--Friend's "Yankee Shop" Frank Dee, GGLS Secretary unknown person Tim Reardon (white cap), GGLS V-P Lester D. Friend, Friend's "Yankee Shop"--Massachusetts Walter Brown (with Glasses) between Lester and Fred... Owner, Industrial Gear & Machine Works-Oakland; Co-Founder, Eastbay Model Engineers Society Fred Braasch, San Francisco Model Yacht Club, GGLS Co-Founder (It was Fred who coined the GGLS name for the new club) Harold Collins, Standard Oil Co. Builder of 1/2-inch Dining Car featured on T.O. Ralph McChesney, GGLS Membership Chairman & Past GGLS President

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current22:07, 23 April 2014Thumbnail for version as of 22:07, 23 April 2014545 × 393 (42 KB)Dnevil (talk | contribs)A meeting of the GGLS in Victor Shattock's basement. Lester Friend is front center. Ralph McChesney is just to the right of the post. Photo provided by Ken Shattock.

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