Fort Worth Mayor Van Zandt Jarvis dictates message to President Franklin D. Roosevelt over wire declaring opening day of Fort Worth Frontier Centennial

Creator

Preview

Identifier

10012899

Description

Fort Worth Mayor Van Zandt Jarvis (left) dictates message to President Franklin D. Roosevelt over wire, or telegraph, sent by C. S. Johnson of Western Union (seated at teletypewriter, second from left), declaring opening day of Fort Worth's Frontier Centennial. An unidentified child and adult are seen standing behind Johnson, dressed in traditional Native American clothing.

Archival Date

1936-07-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-429-7-18-3-5

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Native Americans