Patsy Ann Manriquez's drawing of birthday cake

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20032571

Description

Patsy Ann Manriquez, three year old girl, received a drawing of her birthday cake mailed by her father Lieutenant Raul Manriquez from a German prison camp. American fliers in the prison camp celebrate her birthday, for whom two famous Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses are named after this tot. The drawing of her birthday cake has three lit candles. Text on drawing reads "Wednesday December 1, 1943. Happy Birthday". Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, April 19, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-04-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-552

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Drawings; Manriquez, Patsy Ann; Manriquez, Raul (Lt.); Prisoners of war