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Sylvia Karjalainen receives Elks Club scholarship — 9/16/1937 — #15039_1

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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company

Places

United States — Washington (State)

Studio Client

Elks Club

Description

The woman in this photo is Sylvia Karjalainen a graduate of Weatherwax High School. She is receiving a $300 scholarship award for third place in the Elks National Foundation essay contest. The essay topic was "What My American Citizenship Means to Me". She became Sylvia Heikkila and later Sylvia Costello. She died in 2000.  Thanks to Vern Heikkila, Sylvia's son, for contributing information.

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