Title:
Jubal Hains, winner of the watermelon eating contest in Turlock, California.
Creator:
Unknown
Subject:
Carnival games -- California -- Turlock
Fairs -- California -- Turlock
Hains, Jubal
Melon Carnival (Turlock, Calif.)
Description:
Jubal Hains is eating a large slice of watermelon. He reportedly ate twenty pounds of watermelon in seventeen seconds and
won the first prize of fifty dollars. Other people can be seen watching him intently. The contest was one of many events
in the two day celebration. First held on August 24rh and 25th in 1911, the annual festival became the 38th District Fair
in 1934.
Publisher:
California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Date:
circa 1911
Type:
image
Format:
1 postcard; 9 x 14 cm.
Identifier:
cturs_049
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Turlock (Calif.)
Rights:
public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.