Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visiting Fort Worth

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047098

Description

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt paused to talk to newspaper reporters at the Fort Worth Municipal airport as she arrives before going to see her newest grandchild. Mrs. Roosevelt is pictured wearing a coat, an animal skin around her shoulders, and a hat and standing, talking to a man and a woman. In the background, a plane is sitting on the ground with a number of people standing around it. Mrs. Roosevelt was whisked to the Dutch Branch home of Captain and Mrs. Elliot Roosevelt to see her newest grandchild of 3 weeks old, David Boynton Roosevelt. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 24, 1942.

Archival Date

1942-01-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1288

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Fort Worth Municipal Airport; Interviews; Reporters; Airports; Fort Worth Meacham International Airport