Feltz Terrill Jr. and Henry Van Terrill, boys who lost both parents

Creator

Preview

Identifier

10010845

Description

Feltz Terrill Jr., 9, (at right) and Henry Van Terrill, 6, are Comanche County brothers who lost both parents and sit in Judge Culver's office. The De Leon orphans are at the center of one of the first contested adoption cases in Comanche County. The boys are sitting cross-legged on a desk dressed in pants, white shirts and ties. Feltz is wearing cowboy boots and Henry Van is wearing suspenders. Henry Van is also holding a snow globe shaped like an electric light bulb.

Archival Date

1938-02-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6 02/11/1938 666

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Neckties; Suspenders; Custody of children; Light bulbs; Terrill, Feltz Sr. (1928-2017); Judges; Cowboy boots; Terrill, Henry Van (1931-; Adoption