War Rationing Registration

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20055289

Description

Women are registering to receive their war ration books. Mrs. Vera Hamilton (right) waits while the new books are filled out for her three-member family. At the adjoining table, Mrs. Harold Sims (left) is about to receive the stamp books for her and her husband. The registrar filling out the books is Miss Edwina Sanders (in foreground), a teacher at Jennings Avenue Junior High School. Miss Sanders is wearing a uniform and has several documents scattered in front of her on the table. Mrs. Hamilton is wearing a fur coat and a dress. Mrs. Sims is wearing a dark jacket and a hat. In the background, at the far right, is an unidentified young boy standing in a doorway.

Archival Date

1943-02-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1712

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Hamilton, Vera (Mrs.); Sims, Harold (Mrs.); Sanders, Edwina (Miss); Coats; Uniforms; Documents; Registration; Chairs; Dresses; Fur garments; War rations; Consumer rationing; Ration books; Jennings Avenue Junior high schools; Teachers