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Identifier
20138391
Description
Amon Carter, Sr. and several others greet passengers exiting an American Airlines airplane called "The Flagship" after its arrival in Fort Worth. Trail-blazers on American Airlines' new international service between the United States and Mexico were greeted on their arrival in Fort Worth by civic and business leaders. Among the attendees were Chandler Hovey of Boston, Harllee Branch of Washington, Edgar M. Queeny of St. Louis, Silliman Evans of Nashville and Chicago, Mayor J. Woodall Rogers of Dallas, Harold P. Ames of Chicago, Harry E. Benedict of New York City, Mayor Maurice Tobin of Boston, President A. N. Kemp of American Airlines, Mayor I. N. McCrary of Fort Worth, Fred F. Florence of Dallas, Lang Wharton of Dallas, Raymond F. Buck, and Amon Carter, Sr.
Archival Date
1942-09-04
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6 Carter Files, 09/04/1942
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Airplanes; Airports
Names
Carter, Amon Giles, Sr., 1879-1955; Hovey, Chandler; Branch, Harllee; Queeny, Edgar M. (Edgar Monsanto), 1897-1968; Evans, Silliman; Rogers, J. Woodall; Benedict, Harry E.; Tobin, Maurice; Kemp, A. N.; McCrary, I. N.; Florence, Fred F.; Wharton, Lang; Buck, Raymond F. Frederick; Ames, Harold
Subjects
Airplanes; Airports