"Statewide Service Drive"

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20043324

Description

The goal of the People's Library Movement is for every Texan to have library service. A permanent organization is being formed with that objective in mind. Leaders of the movement met at the Blackstone Hotel. They are, left to right, Mrs. George West Diehl, Mrs. E. H. Marek, Mrs. John C. Murphree, and Mrs. L. R. Wade. Mrs. Diehl, of Corpus Christi, Texas, is dressed in a hat, button-up blouse, and a skirt. Mrs. Marek, of Yoakum, Texas, is wearing a hat and a polka-dot dress. Mrs. Murphree, of Dallas, Texas, is dressed in a hat, a blouse with pearl buttons and a wide collar, and a skirt. Mrs. Wade, of Livingston, Texas, is wearing a hat and a button-down dress.

Archival Date

1940-04-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1152

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Dresses; Libraries; Hotels; Diehl, George West (Mrs.); Marek, E. H. (Mrs.); Murphree, John C. (Mrs.); Wade, L. R. (Mrs.)