Fort Worth Park Department Christmas party

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20026152

Description

Fort Worth (Texas) Park Department Christmas party contest winners Fred Kahler, left, J. E. Casstevens, center, and Ralph Kirklin. They are holding a turkey upside down by its feet. Mr. Kahler won a turkey for guessing the number of pages in the city directory. He is wearing a baseball hat and a button-up shirt tucked into his trousers. Mr. Casstevens is the assistant park attendant. He is wearing a hat and a suit. He is presenting a twenty-five dollar victory bond to Mr. Kirklin. Mr. Kirklin won the bond by guessing the number of pecans in a gallon jar. He is wearing a hat and a button-up shirt tucked into his trousers. The men are standing on a platform in front of a park bench. There is a small crowd of people and a car behind them. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 22, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-12-21

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-378

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Fort Worth Park Department; Parties; Holidays; Contests; Victories; Winners; Turkeys; War bonds & funds; Kahler, Fred; Casstevens, J. E.; Kirklin, Ralph; Parks