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The photograph was taken for the Manchester Evening News and Chronicle, possibly to mark Toby the dog's last performance with Professor Codman on 12th September 1968.  \r\n\r\nBert Codman was a third generation Punch Professor who worked at Colwyn Bay and  Rhos on Sea. His father was Richard Mortimer Codman II (1870-1951) who in 1888 had  taken over the Punch & Judy show outside Liverpool's Lime Street Station that had been  established by his father, Richard Codman I (1832-1909). The caption to this photograph when published in a local newspaper noted that Stephen Morris was on holiday with his four year old sister Diane and their parents at Colwyn Bay when he was shown this hundred-year old Punch by Bert Codman.","physicalDescription":"Black and white photograph of Professor Bert Codman (1902-1969) with Mr. Punch and six-year old Stephen Morris outside his Punch & Judy booth at Colwyn Bay. 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