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Identifier
20038074
Description
At the Red Cross auction, Crowley, Texas, left to right, bidders, Les Armstrong, Glenn and Carl Hampton, presenting towel back to the donor, Bonnie Key. The linen towel sent from Aachen, Germany, by Staff Sergeant Cyrus (Dub) W. Key brought $200 when it was donated by his 10-year-old sister, Bonnie, at Crowley's Red Cross auction. Bonnie is shown receiving the keepsake back from the successful bidders. Staff Sergeant Key wears the Bronze Star and Purple heart. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, March 3, 1945.
Archival Date
1945-03-02
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-644
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Auctions; Bronze Star; Purple Heart; Towels; Fund raising; War bonds & funds
Names
Armstrong, Les; Hampton, Glenn; Hampton, Carl; American Red Cross
Subjects
Auctions; Bronze Star; Purple Heart; Towels; Fund raising; War bonds & funds