Sam Woolbright, 1965
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Material Information

Title:
Sam Woolbright, 1965
Series Title:
Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
1 black and white copy print; 4 x 6 inches
Physical Location:
Collection A0013, Box 35

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Mayors
Woolbright, William Turner, 1908-1994
Portraits
Oral histories
Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Spatial Coverage:
Florida -- Boynton Beach
Coordinates:
26.52769 x -80.063407

Notes

General Note:
Portrait of William Turner "Sam" Woolbright. Historical note: William Turner “Sam” Woolbright was born 29 March 1908 in Centralia, Illinois to Thomas Edward Woolbright and Lovesta Ione Meredith Woolbright. He came to Boynton Beach in 1912 at age 4 and graduated from Delray High School. After serving in the Navy during WWII, he worked as an electrician, ultimately owning an electrical contracting business in Delray Beach, “Sam’s Electrics.” Married Virginia Brewster in 1936. Very active in the Boynton Beach community, he was elected mayor in 1947; he was also commander of the American Legion and a master of the Boynton Beach masonic lodge. He died in Boynton Beach in 3 December 1994. A 1992 oral history, with brother Beryl Woolbright, is available online at http://boynton-beach.org/library/archives-oralhistory
General Note:
Item number: A0013-13-007

Record Information

Source Institution:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Holding Location:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI19111497 ( FIUnumber )

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Aggregations:
Boynton Beach City Library Local History Archives