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The new champion is shown doing an impromptu Highland fling after winning her semi-final round at Gullane, Scotland, yesterday. She is the first American to win a British women's golf crown
The new champion is shown doing an impromptu Highland fling after winning her semi-final round at Gullane, Scotland, yesterday. She is the first American to win a British women's golf crown

The new champion is shown doing an impromptu Highland fling after winning her semi-final round at Gullane, Scotland, yesterday. She is the first American to win a British women's golf crown

Date6/12/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: The new champion is shown doing an impromptu Highland fling after winning her semi-final round at Gullane, Scotland, yesterday. She is the first American to win a British women's golf crown.
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    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Object NumberTSPA_0090511F
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