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Identifier

20031474

Description

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gentry observed golden wedding anniversary.A man and a woman standing against a wallpapered wall beside a door with a window and blind and lace curtains. He is wearing a dark striped three-piece single-breasted suit with a light shirt and a dark patterned tie. He has a pin with a V and a watch chain on his lapel. She is wearing a dark buttoned shirt waist dress over a light blouse with a bow at the neckline, has a prominent chrysanthemum on her shoulder and is wearing a bead necklace. Both of them are wearing eyeglasses and she is wearing a hairnet.Clipping:"1893 Bride and Bridegroom to Mark AnniversaryHere since 1902Mr. And Mrs. J. W. Gentry, 941 East Baltimore, will observe their golden wedding anniversary Monday. They were married in Denton County.They came to Fort Worth in 1902 and Gentry worked in the T&P [Texas and Pacific Railroad] shops until he retired in 1937. Mrs. Gentry was born in Kansas City in 1859 and her husband was born in Kaufman County in 1872.W. A. House, son of Mrs. Gentry by a former marriage, farms at Emory.There are four grandchildren."Stamped: Star-Telegram Eve. Nov. 4, 1943

Archival Date

1943-11-03

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-294

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Anniversaries; Doors & doorways; Windows; Draperies; Suits (Clothing); Neckties; Necklaces; Brooches; Eyeglasses

Names

50th Wedding Anniversary; Gentry, J.W.; Gentry, J.W. (Mrs.); Texas & Pacific Railroad

Subjects

Anniversaries; Doors & doorways; Windows; Draperies; Suits (Clothing); Neckties; Necklaces; Brooches; Eyeglasses

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