And the Scrap Came Rolling In to Town

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20054176

Description

Jack Shannon, 12, Boy Scout of Troop 51, sitting on a truckload of rubber for the rubber scrap campaign being led by President Roosevelt. "Jack Shannon, 13, Boy Scout of Troop 51, mounts the crane on the rear of a rubber collection truck Tuesday night at Magnolia Petroleum Company offices on North Main. The tire on which he sits, and all the rubber on the track are part of the huge pile donated by Fort Worth residents." Jack is smiling and looking into the camera. He is sitting on his haul loaded up on a Ford pickup truck.

Archival Date

1942-07-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1564

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Shannon, Jack; Boy Scouts; Troop 51; Magnolia Petroleum Company; Rubber Collections; Scrap Rubber Drives; Scrap Rubber; Ford; Ford Pickup Trucks