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Listen: The World ProgramGovernor Claude Kirk, right, stands by while singer Perry Como signs an autograph at the opening of the Toney Penna Golf Company plant in Jupiter.
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Openings (Events)
Government officials
Leisure industry--Florida--Jupiter
Recreation industry--Florida--Jupiter
Sporting goods industry--Florida--Jupiter
Golf equipment industry
Autographs
Businessmen--Florida--Jupiter
Celebrities
Entertainers--Florida--Jupiter
Musicians--Florida--Jupiter
Public officers
Statesmen--Florida--Jupiter
Politicians--Florida--Jupiter
Governors--Florida--Jupiter
Singers--Florida--Jupiter
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
General Note
Note standing between the Governor and Como is former professional golfer Toney Penna.
Biographical Note
Photographer Jerry F. Simons was born May 23, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois. He majored in Journalism at the University of Miami, graduating in 1953. He worked in Miami at United Press and later was a news cameraman for Channel Four under Ralph Renick. He also worked at WCKT when Wayne Fariss was the anchorman. He was the Photographic Director for the Florida Development Commission and was assigned to former Governor Claude Kirk as his personal photographer. Simons turned to freelance photography in 1973 and did assignments for Eastman Kodak, Chrysler, U.S. Steel, and other national clients. He passed away on March 17, 2012.
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