Shot of 2200 block of Prairie showing homes of Service men

Creator

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Identifier

20031532

Description

Shot of 2200 block of Prairie showing homes of Service men - the article has three photos, all of which are described below, for context for each photo.This is a street view of several homes with a sidewalk in front, a parking strip at the curb, with telephone poles near the street edge, and in the foreground, an unpaved driveway into what might be an alley or vacant lot. The closest house has a striped awning over the side door and windows. Successive houses have shrubs blocking details of the house. There are a few trees near the street further down the block.The sidewalk and curb are concrete, but the street may not be paved. Clipping:"Where 12 Men's Families Back Them UpIn the 2200 block of Prairie, shown above, are the homes which 12 of our fighting men have left to make safe for the 'Four Freedoms.' Residents, anxious to fill their roles on the home front, are also active. Mrs. A. J. Johnson, 2005 Prairie, lower left, wraps candy and cookies for one of the three servicemen from her home. Lower right, Mrs. Mavis Gibson, 2204 Prairie, says goodbye to her baby daughter before going to work at Fort Worth Army Air Field. A neighbor, Mrs. Weldon Bellamy, who keeps the child at night, looks on.—Star-Telegram Photos."Stamped Star-Telegram Morn. Nov. 14, 2914

Archival Date

1943-11-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-296

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military service families; Homes; Houses; Urban neighborhood