Naturalization Ceremony

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20035332

Description

Portraying the symbolic role of "Miss Liberty" at a Naturalization Ceremony in the Federal Courthouse is Miss Frances Hicks. She is shown with two of the petitioners for American citizenship: Francis Albert Kinney of Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas, and Ruth Graham Roberts Webeck of Fort Worth, Texas. Both were formerly British subjects. Mr. Kinney is dressed in a military uniform and holding a small American flag. Miss Webeck is wearing a hat, blouse, and a polka dot skirt. She has daisies pinned to her blouse and is holding a small American flag.

Archival Date

1944-06-23

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-592

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Kinney, Francis Albert; Hicks, Frances; Webeck, Ruth Graham Roberts; Lady Liberty; Military uniforms; Daisies; Flags--United States; Naturalization; Ceremony; Federal Courthouse