Tire Rationing

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20053375

Description

J. P. Laneri, shown with tire he purchased for the Fort Worth Macaroni Company wholesale food distributors, the first new tire sold in Fort Worth, Texas since dealers' stocks were frozen by an Office of Price Administration order on December 10. Mr. Laneri is wearing a jacket, hat, and glasses and is holding the tire in front of him and smiling, looking through the hole. The tire was purchased with the first purchase certificate issued by the Tarrant County tire rationing board. He is standing beside a large truck. Star-Telegram Morning, January 7, 1942.

Archival Date

1942-01-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1490

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Office of Price Administration; Laneri, J. P.; Fort Worth Macaroni Company; Tires; Economic aspects of war; Trucks; Consumer rationing; Tarrant County Tire Rationing Board