United Service Organization at Santa Fe Station

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049777

Description

Two of the 2,000 soldiers who were served coffee and cookies at the United Service Organization (U. S. O.) at the Santa Fe Station in the previous week were Private James A. Shields (far left) and Private Donald Dorman (third from left). The servers were Mrs. Charles Levinson (second from left) and Mrs. Preston Fowlkes (far right), second vice president and president of the Jaycee Ettes, respectively. The servicemen are sitting at a square table, both wearing their military uniform and holding a cigarette. Mrs. Levinson is wearing a dress belted at the waist and a necklace. She has a ribbon bow in the hair. She is holding a coffee cup and saucer in her right hand. Mrs. Fowlkes is wearing a dress and is holding a plate of cookies.

Archival Date

1942-12-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1395

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

United Services Organization (U. S. O.); Shields, James A. (Pvt.); Levinson, Charles (Mrs.); Fowlkes, Preston (Mrs.); Santa Fe Station; Santa Fe Railway; Dresses; Coffee Cups; Cigarettes; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Necklaces; Jaycee Ettes; Dorman, Donald (Pvt.)