Fort Worth Safety Council: Ivan Wood, Harvey D. Booth, and William H. Gilmartin

Creator

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Identifier

20031186

Description

The Fort Worth Safety Council is meeting to discuss a series of movements designed to make the city safer. In 1944 Fort Worth, Texas had the highest death rate from accidental causes of any similarly sized city in the United States. Attending the meeting, left to right are Ivan Wood, Harvey D. Booth, and Judge William H. Gilmartin. Mr. Wood is the publicity chairman of the council. He is dressed in a double breasted suit. Mr. Booth, of Chicago, Illinois, is the secretary of the traffic court division of the National Safety Council, Corporation Court. He is wearing a three-piece, pinstripe suit. Both Mr. Wood and Mr. Booth are wearing eyeglasses. Judge Gilmartin is cracking down on the enforcement of traffic rules in his court. He is wearing a double breasted, pinstripe suit. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, February 16, 1945. Eyeglasses

Archival Date

1945-02-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-314

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Judges; Organizations; Meetings; Accidents; Traffic accidents