Desk Sergeant K. R. Bailey handing pay checks to women traffic officers

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20031485

Description

Women traffic officers. Desk Sergeant K. R. Bailey handing pay checks to Mrs. Ruby Baskett and Mrs. Irene Jones, right.Three people in an office setting with a service desk, wooden file box, large sheet of paper, pencil, and sundry boxes on the far end. Bailey is standing behind the desk with a pencil and a portion of a check in in his right hand. Baskett is holding an endorsed check in her hands, and Jones is examining a document that appears to have a pay stub on the side toward the camera. Bailey is wearing a white dress shirt with shoulder epaulettes, dark trousers, a belt, and his badge. He is wearing eyeglasses. Baskett is wearing a gingham blouse with a self-tie at the neckline, a dark coat or jacket with a pin on the lapel, and a dark beret hat. Jones is wearing a dark cross-over blouse,and a dark coat that buttons at the waist. Clipping:"Those First Police ChecksFriday was an important date for women traffic officers as Mrs. Ruby Baskett of 1422 Pruitt, center, and MRs. Irene JOnes of 2921 W. Sixth, received their first pay checks from Deks Sgt. K. R. Bailey at the City Hall.--Star-Telegram Photo"Stamped: Star-Telegram Eve. Dec. 3, 1943

Archival Date

1943-12-03

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

Policewomen; Fort Worth Police Department; Wartime manpower shortages; Labor shortages; Padays