Fort Worth Blackout Drill

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20053413

Description

Reviewing the Fort Worth Blackout Drill while standing on top of the Fort Worth National Bank are (left to right) Chief of Police Ray Ashworth of Houston, Texas; J. W. Lyle, Wichita Falls, Texas, blackout director, and Judge Frank P. Culver Junior, blackout chairman for Fort Worth and Tarround County These men are part of the official observation party of the blackout drill, Monday night (January 19) just before 9 pm. The men are wearing suits, jackets, and ties, hats and overcoats. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 20 1942.

Archival Date

1942-01-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1497

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Fort Worth National Bank; Electric power failures; Preparedness