Firestone Tire Cord Plant

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20035846

Description

Employees of the Firestone Tire Cord Plant are reading an official telegram from Lieutenant General Brehon Somervell of Washington D. C. The telegram puts the plant on a seven-day work schedule. Pictured left to right are S. B. Stone, Mrs. Maudie Goyne, Ellis Arnold, and R. M. Sawyer. Mr. Stone is a representative sent from Washington D. C. to carry out the program. He is wearing a side cap, button-up shirt, necktie, and trousers. Mrs. Goyne is a plant employee and the mother of four servicemen. She is wearing a dress with a floral pattern. Mr. Arnold is a Guadalcanal veteran. He is dressed in a hat, button-up shirt, and trousers. Mr. Sawyer is the plant manager. He is wearing a three-piece suit.

Archival Date

1945-02-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-652

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Telegrams; Plants