Tarrant County Home Demostration Club at Azle

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20044229

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. L. Rowden, Mrs. Donna Williams, Mrs. Laura Holmes and Mrs Edna Parker sewing the cotton in place on the first nearly-completed mattress. Mrs. Rowden is wearing a dress with embroidered script (illegible) on the left side, eyeglasses and has her hair up in a head wrap. The collar and bottom half of the sleeves are a different color than the main piece of the bodice. Mrs. Williams is wearing a floral print dress with a wide collar and has her hair up in a head wrap. She is holding sewing needles. Mrs. Holmes is wearing a floral print dress, eyeglasses and a bonnet. Mrs. Parker is wearing a floral print dress and has her hair up in a head wrap. They are all 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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License

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Subjects

Mattresses; Sewing; Sewing equipment & supplies; Dresses; Bonnets