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Identifier

20051322

Description

Abe Kantrovich setting Western Union master clock to "War Time," an hour ahead of standard time, changed at 2 AM. Mr. Kantrovich, testing and regulating chief, is shown standing on top of a chair as he reaches up and changes the time from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM. He is wearing a striped shirt and a pair of trousers. The master clock regulates 171 other clocks at various points in the city. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, February 9, 1942.

Archival Date

1942-02-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1449

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Kantrovich, Abe; Clocks; Chairs; War Time; Daylight savings; Western Union Telegraph Company

Subjects

Kantrovich, Abe; Clocks; Chairs; War Time; Daylight savings; Western Union Telegraph Company

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