Frances Oppe

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20051465

Description

Frances Oppe is a three-year-old orphan at Saint Teresa's Orphanage. She is shown sitting on the stairs in front of the orphanage, clutching her teddy bear. Saint Teresa's is maintained by Catholic Charities of Fort Worth, Incorporated. The children at Saint Teresa's wear name tags and practice weekly blackout drills as a precautionary measure against a bomb disaster. Frances is wearing a polka-dot dress.

Archival Date

1942-06-17

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1433

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Oppe, Frances; Saint Teresa's Orphanage; Orphans; Orphanages; Catholic Charities of Fort Worth Inc.; Teddy Bears; name tags; Dresses; Stairs