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In September 1951, the 19th Annual BLS meet was held in Oakland, Calif and was hosted by the Golden Gate Live Steamers. Both [[Carl Purinton]] and [[Lester Friend]] attended from Massachusetts.
In September 1951, the 19th Annual BLS meet was held in Oakland, Calif and was hosted by the Golden Gate Live Steamers. Both [[Carl Purinton]] and [[Lester Friend]] attended from Massachusetts.
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File:LesterFriend GGLS BLS Meet 1951.jpg|Lester Friend visiting GGLS club headquarters at the 1951 IBLS meet in Oakland, CA.
File:LesterFriend JoeFriend GGLS BLS Meet 1951.jpg|Lester Friend's son "Joe Friend' at far left of photo, listens to a discussion at GGLS Club headquarters--IBLS Meet-1951-Oakland, CA.
File:LDFriend1.jpg|Lester Friend of Danvers, MA who was a pioneer in offering live steam locomotive kits to interested live steam hobbyists visited the 19th Annual IBLS meet in Oakland, CA in September-1951 along with Carl Purinton. In this photo taken in Vic Shattock's basement are: (left to right) Frank Dee, Vic Shattock, Lester D. Friend, Fred Braasch and Harold Collins.
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Revision as of 17:06, 12 June 2013

April

Victor Shattock is featured on the cover of the April edition of "Model Railroader" magazine.

VictorShattock Model Railroader April 1951.jpg

September

In September 1951, the 19th Annual BLS meet was held in Oakland, Calif and was hosted by the Golden Gate Live Steamers. Both Carl Purinton and Lester Friend attended from Massachusetts.