Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gordon reading message concerning their son

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20034339

Description

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gordon, 2019 College, are sitting down, next to each other, on a shawl-covered sofa. Mrs. Gordon is wearing a striped dress, with collar, buttoned up the front, and eyeglasses. She is leaning towards Mr. Gordon, holding a letter in her hands. Mr. Gordon is wearing a long sleeved shirt with pockets. The shirt is buttoned up to the neck. He is wearing eyeglasses and has a pen in his pocket and two unidentifiable buttons pinned to the pocket.. His right hand is resting on his right knee, with Mrs. Gordon resting her arm on his. Behind them are books encased in a decorative, glass door bookshelf. They are reading a message concerning their son, Sergeant Crayton Gordon. informing them he is a prisoner of war, in Malaya. Published Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning Edition April 5, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-04-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-557

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Prisoners of war; Gordon, A.R.; Gordon, A.R. (Mrs.); Crayton, Gordon (Sgt.); Soldiers; Parents; Letters; Malaya; War Department; Texas' Lost Battalion; Itasca High schools; Pearl Harbor; Gordon, Sam Maner (SK1); Texas Tech University (TTU)