War time, changing clocks at Western Union

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20051323

Description

A. C. Farmer, superintendent Western Union Telegraph Company, Fort Worth, Texas is changing the clock to "war time", an hour ahead of standard time, changed at 2 AM. Mr. Farmer is shown standing in front of a telegraph switchboard with a multitude of plugs, buttons and small levers, pointing at one of the equipment. He is wearing a suit with a pair of eyeglasses.

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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License

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Subjects

Farmer, A. C.; Clocks; War Time; Daylight savings; Western Union Telegraph Company