Mrs. Lois Post, deputy district clerk, ties traditional black ribbon on papers of George Duke

Creator

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Identifier

20038767

Description

Mrs. Lois Post, deputy district clerk, ties traditional black ribbon which binds the papers that will accompany George Duke to the penitentiary at Huntsville, Texas, where he is sentenced to die December 6th, 1944, in the electric chair. Mrs. Post is sitting at a desk, behind her is window and a water cooler. There is a telephone on the desk. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 29, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-10-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-640

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Post, Lois (Mrs.); Clerks; Deputy District Clerk; Paperwork; Duke, George; Prisons; Executions; Electric chairs; Desks