United Service Organization Activities

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049773

Description

P. E. Wynns, carpenter at Hotel Texas, driving the last nail into one of two crates of cookies bound for the "Christmas stockings" of a destroyer crew which will be on the high seas Christmas Day. The cookies were baked by citizens of Arlington, Texas, and shipped with the cooperation of the United Service Organization (U. S. O.) in Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. K. W. Shedd, of the U. S. O., looks on. She is wearing a dress. Mr. Wynns is wearing a shirt, overalls and a hat.

Archival Date

1942-11-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1395

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Wynns, P. E.; Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.); Cookies; Shedd, K. W. (Mrs.); Crates; Holidays; United Service Organization (U. S. O.); Carpenters; Overalls; Dresses