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Tip Toppers club members with woman, Seattle, February 1955

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Begun as the Seattle Timberliners around 1947, the Seattle Tip Toppers' Club, a non-profit social organization for tall persons, has been part of Tall Clubs International (TCI) since 1954. Minimum height requirements for membership in the club are 5’10” for women and 6’2” for men.

In this image Yvonne Beaulier, 5' 2" tall, attempts to adjust the tie of Ken Hermanson, Tip Toppers club president while Peter Macdonald and Eileen Ness look on.

Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.171.08.02
Date: 1955
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.171.08.02
Copyright: All Rights Reserved