Texas Electric Company

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039946

Description

The Texas Electric Company's meter readers are left to right, Mrs. Maudean Reid, Miss Freda King, and Miss Jewel King. The trio is setting off on an eight or ten mile hike to read the meters. They are the first women meter readers in this section of the country. They are dressed in the Texas Electric Company uniforms consisting of a peaked hat, a button-up shirt with "Tesco" stitched along the front, and trousers. Each woman is carrying a book with "17K" written on the pages. Mrs. Reid is also wearing a necktie with her uniform.

Archival Date

1942-12-17

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-970

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Reid, Maudean (Mrs.); King, Freda ,King, Jewel; Texas Electric Company,Tesco; Uniforms; Neckties