Marine Corps Air Station gift to All-Church Home

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20038863

Description

These children of the All-Church Home greeted visitors from the Marine Corps Air Station at Eagle Mountain Lake, who presented the home with a load of fresh vegetables from the station's garden. Seated on the edge of the cargo bed of a truck are, left to right, Bess McMahan, Doris Kearns and Billy Brown. Standing beside the truck are, left to right, Sergeant R. E. Greene and Sergeant W. C. Jaynes, chief farmer for the project. Inside the cargo bed are boxes of fresh produce. The servicemen are wearing military uniform. Bess and Doris are wearing dresses and Billy is wearing a striped shirt and trousers.

Archival Date

1943-06-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-812

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Military personnel; Military uniforms; Trucks; Dresses; Farm produce; Marine Corps Air Station; Eagle Mountain Lake; Jaynes, W. C. (Sgt.); Greene, R. E. (Sgt.); Kearns, Doris; Brown, Billy; McMahan, Bess