Inspecting the Real Stuff

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20054168

Description

A. L. Shuman (left) and Charles F. Roser examine a slab of Ceylor crude rubber which is being donated to the scrap rubber drive being led by President Roosevelt. "A. L. Shuman, left, and Charles F. Roeser examine a slab of Ceylon crude rubber which Shuman collected while on a tour of the East Indies several years ago. He has donated it to the scrap rubber collection campaign. It is a piece of Number 1 Pale Crepe. Roeser is chairman of Region 3 under the Office of Petroleum Co-ordinator for War which is aiding the oil industry in co-ordinating the collection campaign." The two are together holding and inspecting the piece of scrap rubber. Office buildings fill the view of the window behind them.

Archival Date

1942-06-16

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1564

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Shuman, A. L.; Roeser, Charles F.; Office of Petroleum Coordinator for War; Scrap Rubber Drives; Scrap Rubber