Visiting Veterans

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20035953

Description

Firestone Textiles is hosting a luncheon and plant tour Thursday afternoon. Twelve military veterans from McCloskey General Hospital are guests of Firestone. Pictured left to right, are Sergeant Walter Hinson, Sergeant Allen Paulson, and J. H. Rhoades.. Sergeant Hinson, is a native of Brooksville, Kentucky. Sergeant Paulson is from Oslo, Minnesota. Both military men are dressed in his military uniform and walking with the aid of crutches. Mr. Rhoades is a Firestone workman. He is explaining the processes of making cotton tire cords. He is dressed in a hat, button-up shirt with cuffed sleeves and trousers.

Archival Date

1945-02-22

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-654

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Hinson, Walter (Sgt.); Paulson, Allen (Sgt.); Rhoades, J. H.; Firestone Textiles; Firestone Tire Cord Plant; Manufacturing Plants; Machinery; Textiles; Tours; Military; Military personnel; Military uniforms; McCloskey General Hospital; Wounded in action; Veterans