Tarrant County Home Demonstration Club at Azle

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20044227

Description

The first of the mattress making projects being sponsored by the Tarrant County Home Demonstration Club Council at Azle, Texas. Shown here are Mrs. M. S. Portwood, left, and Mrs. R. P. Cline weighing 50 pounds of cotton to fill the ticking for a mattress. The cotton is almost overflowing from the large sack which is being help up on a hook. Mrs. Portwood and Mrs. Cline are both wearing dresses and eyeglasses and have their hair wrapped in a bandanna. They are both members of the Azle Home Demonstration Club. Application to make mattresses for themselves can be made by any farm family having an annual income of less than $400. West Texas cotton for filler and ticking is furnished by the Government. The only cost to the applicants is 35 cents for thread and needles.

Archival Date

1940-06-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1186

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Mattresses; Tarrant County Home Demonstration Club; Portwood, M. S. (Mrs.); Cline, R. P. (Mrs.); Cotton; Weights & measures; Dresses