Mrs. S. J. Sherwood, Quarter Master Depot employee, admiring her Easter flowers

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20032616

Description

Mrs. S. J. Sherwood, Quarter Master Depot employee, admiring her Easter flowers that were sent to her, through the Red Cross, by her sons in the Southwest Pacific, Marine Corporal Sidney J. Sherwood, Jr. and Sam Porter Sherwood, seaman first class in the Seabees. Mrs. Sherwood is shown standing in a bedroom and wearing a polka dot dress with a decorative brooch. Her left hand is reaching towards the roses and wispy fern, holding one in her hand. Next to the roses is an Easter lily, both flowers are sitting on a narrow table. Underneath the table is a trash basket. On the wall is a silhouette drawing and a framed portrait of a man. The portrait is over a headboard and a bed with a geometric pattern bed cover. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, April 12, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-04-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-553

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Marines (Military personnel); Military personnel; Navies; Flowers; Silhouettes; Portrait photographs