Polio Fundraiser

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20056995

Description

School children across Fort Worth, Texas, are doing their part to raise money for the infantile paralysis (polio) campaign. Pictured left to right are Miss Avis K. Roberson and Miss Eula Hunter. They are shown will a stack of cans filled with coins. The cans were placed in 70 schools for children to donate to the fund. Miss Roberson is president of the Fort Worth Classroom Teachers Association. She is wearing a button-up dress. Miss Hunter is in charge of distributing the cans. She is wearing a dress. Beside the cans are promotional materials and posters for the campaign.

Archival Date

1943-01-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1733

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Fundraisers; Infantile Paralysis Fund; Cans; Dresses; Poliomyelitis