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"Soft" Water Meeting
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A man sitting in an inner tube and wearing swim trunks and a boater hat is using a cane to point to a document, which he is showing to a woman standing in the water next to him wearing a bikini. A man is sanding behind him wearing a sweatshirt that reads "Action '68." Caption reads: "'SOFT' WATER MEETING — Bruner Corp, a manufacturer of water conditioning equipment, held a poolside sales get-together Monday during its annual sales meeting at the Pfister hotel. Checking the 'figures' with Jan Jorden of the company promotion staff, were, from left, James L. Bruner, vice-president, and Ted W. Bruner, president."
January 23, 1968
Gebhard, Erwin
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W012B8C
WHi 134173
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