Juanita Jane Heaslet

Creator

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Identifier

20026181

Description

Juanita Jane Heaslet, 13, is one of the many Fort Worth children whose Christmas week celebrations were marred by accidents of various kinds. Juanita is recovering from impact of a.45 caliber slug propelled by the explosion of a giant firecracker in an iron pipe, penetrating her right cheek. It knocked out several teeth and lodged in her tongue. Holiday victim Juanita is laying in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown, and reading a magazine. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition December 30, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-12-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-379

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Heaslet, Juanita Jane; firecrackers; Accidents; Explosions; Wounds & injuries; Teeth; Hospitals; Hospital gowns; Beds; Holidays; Holidays; Victims