Mrs. Warren V. Galbreath at Armistice Day celebration

Creator

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Identifier

20031555

Description

Armistice Day Celebration. Parade etc. Mrs. Warren V. Galbreath on stand. An elderly woman wearing a dark dress, over it a wool coat with a fur collar and a felt hat with artificial flowers on it. She is seated on a wooden folding chair on the review stand. Behind her is a young woman in a uniform with a coat over most of it, and a service cap with insignia. To their right behind her we can see a seated man wearing a hat. The stand is in front of a brick and limestone building. Mrs. Galbreath is holding a cane or walking stuck and a handbag in her lap. She has on stockings a dark lace-up shoes.From a separate page of cutlines inside envelope:"Mrs. Warren V. Galbreath, 3000 Lipsomb, mother of the 36th Division in World War I and for many years smother of the American Legion posts here. Acted as a sort of unofficial USO in World War I, providing dances and entertainment for the men stationed here."From the Clipping photo enclosed:Clipping:"At the Head of Military ProcessionMassed flags from Fort Worth Army and American Legion posts lead the parade through downtown streets Thursday morning in the observance of twenty-fifth anniversary of Armistice Day.—Star-Telegram Photos."Stamped: Star-Telegram Eve. Nov. 11, 1943

Archival Date

1943-11-11

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

Armistice Day; Warren V. (Mrs.); Military uniforms; Parades & processions; Reviewing Stands