Miss Vera Thompson, Mrs. Bill Hudgins, Sergeant Hudgins, and Miss Maybelle Hudgins

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20028813

Description

Left to right, Miss Vera Thompson, Mrs. Bill Hudgins, Sergeant Hudgins, and Miss Maybelle Hudgins. The four are standing in front of a painted china cupboard in a private home with a sofa, table, chair, framed image of flowers, and chandelier in the background. The hands of the two middle people are behind their backs. Vera Thompson is wearing a two-piece skirt and jacket suit with exaggerated shiny black jet-like buttons, breast pockets of a matching heavily embroidered fabric, and sequins. The jacket has a fitted waist, 3/4 length sleeves, padded shoulders, and appears to have a slight peplum. She is wearing a strand of graduated pearls and a wrist watch and bracelet. Mrs. Hudgins is wearing a flower embroidered high-necked long-sleeved fitted top and matching unembroidered skirt, two long strands of beads or small shells, and eyeglasses. Sgt. Hudgins is wearing a dark uniform with a belted jacket, light shirt and tie and shiny buttons. The collar has bright buttons or insignia. Maybelle is wearing a dark high-necked top with 3/4 length sleeves and a bright broach fastened at the neckline and a matching skirt. She is wearing a small wrist watch and a ring. Clipping: "As Army Couple Greeted Friends Open house was held Sunday by Miss Vera Thompson, left, 657 South Jennings, for Sgt. and Mrs. Bill Hudgins of Camp Callan, Cal., and by Miss Maybelle Hudgins, right, at her home, 1018 Fifth Avenue."

Archival Date

1943-10-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-293

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Thompson, Vera; Hudgins, Bill (Mrs.); Hudgins, Bill (Sgt.); Hudgins, Maybelle; Dresses; Military uniforms; Jewelry; Paintings; China cupboard; Cups and Saucers