
Imagine my delight when I recently came across this portrait in my own collection of scans of negatives from Earl Dyer Ricou. Although there was no identification, I felt sure it must be Bill King so I sent it to John Norris his grandson and asked if it was his grandfather. The family confirmed it was .

What better way to share the accomplishments of Bill King than through an Ernest Lyons Column? The column was written after local attorney Jim Littman converted the Pelican Hotel to an office building.

The Pelican Hotel placed ads in Annual Fishing Guides distributed by the Martin County Chamber of Commerce. This is page four of the 1950 edition.

Local residents could buy memberships to the Pelican Hotel swimming pool. My friend Kay King Norris has always sworn that the guy doing a swan dive off the diving board in this photograph was my husband Tom Thurlow Jr. My Tom was not a show off so I’ve always wondered if it could really be true.
Anyone can leaf through Fishing Guides on Martin Digital History https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/collections/show/6
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I agree with your friend, it looks Tom to me in the picture!😂
Love getting your blogs!