United Service Organization Activities

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049731

Description

These United Service Organization (U. S. O.) workers extended an invitation to the Leonard Brothers Department Store Santa Claus statue to attend the December 13 dance in the ballroom of Hotel Texas for soldiers in nearby camps. Miss Virginia Farrell is kneeling in front of the Santa Claus. She is wearing a blazer and matching skirt. The other girls, left to right, are Misses Martha Sharp, Marcia Mills and Adelle Whitfill. Miss Sharp is wearing a dark colored dress and is passing a folded piece of paper to Miss Whitfill. Miss Mills is wearing a dress with a pleated skirt and a hat. Miss Whitfill is wearing a dress with two parallel columns of buttons down the bodice. On the floor beside the Santa is a toy bear.

Archival Date

1941-12-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1395

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

United Service Organization (U. S. O.); Santa Claus; Toys; Leonard Brothers Department Store; Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.); Dresses; Whitfill, Adelle; Mills, Marcia; Sharp, Martha; Farrell, Virginia