United Service Organization Activities

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049755

Description

Mrs. B. L. Farner, who arrived in Fort Worth, Texas, a week prior with her husband, commanding officer of the new Army machine records unit in the city, went right to work at the United Service Organization (U. S. O.) center at Hotel Texas. She is shown checking the coat of Private William T. Spake, of Mobile, Alabama, who is in town on a three-day pass from a signal corps unit at Camp Bowie. She is standing behind a counter, holding Private Spake's coat. She is wearing a blouse and a blazer. The soldier is wearing his military uniform.

Archival Date

1942-04-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1395

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

United Service Organization (U. S. O.); Farner, B. L. (Mrs.); Spake, William T. (Pvt.); Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.); Coats; Military uniforms; Military personnel; Counters