Number 2 ration books being stored away

Creator

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Identifier

20057514

Description

247,000 Ration Books No. 2 were stowed away in the vault Friday at the Tarrant County War Price and Rationing Board office. Ration Books Number 2 being stored away by Miss Altha Dobson (left), custodian of supplies, and G. L. Robertson, board chairman. Miss Dobson is shown writing on a notepad and checking the contents of one box as Mr. Robertson picks up one of the other boxes. He is wearing a dark suit with a polka-dotted tie and Miss Dobson is wearing a dark jacket with a wide collared blouse and a pair of eyeglasses. The two are standing outside of the vault the books are being stored in. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, January 9, 1943.

Archival Date

1943-01-08

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1687

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Boxes; Robertson, G. L. (Mr.); Coats; Vaults (Strong rooms); Dobson, Altha (Miss); Neckties