Red Cross workers drop a coin in the collection box

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20057474

Description

Sandra Ruth Burton, 6, drops a coin in the collection box at Denver Avenue Elementary School (later renamed Rufino Mendoza, Sr. Elementary School. Small Sandra is shown holding the small, drum-shaped collection box, while looking up at a poster of service men on a bulletin board. Below the poster is a small sign that says, "American Junior Red Cross", on it along with other pictures that are hung up on the bulletin board. Sandra is wearing a checkered-printed dress with a collar. Her father is J. G. Burton. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning Edition December 6, 1942.

Archival Date

1942-12-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1685

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Burton, Sandra Ruth; Girls; Red Cross; Dresses; Bulletin boards; Chairs; Coins; Donations; Burton, J. G.; Denver Avenue Elementary School; Rufino Mendoza, Sr. Elementary School