Fort Worth Star-Telegram Newsroom

Creator

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Identifier

10021496

Description

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Newsroom, 1909. The caption included with the photo reads "Among the Folks in History (Feb. 1, 1926), Star-Telegram Junior. Here's a real throwback in newspaperdom. It shows the first editorial room of the Star-Telegram in 1909 just after The Star and The Telegram had merged. The man seated at the desk is none other than the original of Webster's famous cartoon 'The Man in the Brown Derby.' Closer scrutiny, however, may reveal a striking resemblance to Jimmy North. The man opposite him was not clearly so portly as the Gus Lindberg, who now bosses all mechanical departments. Then he was the slim, curly haired foreman of the composing room. On the right is Byron Utecht, city editor, looking just as serious as he does now, wondering why cruel fate made him a city editor and reporters are always late. The youngster against the back wall is George Smith, who started out then to learn the printer's trade as 'devil' but gave it up."

Archival Date

1909

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-4-4-10

Original Format

Prints, Sepia

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Newspaper industry; Employees; Portrait photographs