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Identifier

20053461

Description

Gathered at the ticket booth for the Red Cross benefit baseball game at LaGrave Field, to take place June 27, 1942, were several Fort Worth Cats baseball players. Buying tickets are, left to right, Ed Greer, Claud Horton, Rogers Hornsby, Flea Clifton and Thurman Tucker. Miss Josephine Walker and Miss Phyllis O'Brien are standing behind the ticket booth screen, and Miss Virginia Farrell is standing outside of the ticket booth, between Hornsby and Clifton. All three women are wearing Red Cross Motor Corps uniforms. The booth has a sign that says "War Relief June 27."

Archival Date

1942-06-17

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1525

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Baseball players; Dresses; Tickets; Uniforms; Exhibit booths

Names

American Red Cross; Greer, Ed; Horton, Claud; Hornsby, Rogers; Clifton, Flea; Tucker, Thurman; Walker, Josphine; O'Brien, Phyllis; Farrell, Virginia; Fort Worth Baseball Club; LaGrave Field; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team)

Subjects

Baseball players; Dresses; Tickets; Uniforms; Exhibit booths

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