Wayne Floyd Holmes

Creator

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Identifier

20026182

Description

Wayne Floyd Holmes, four and half year-old, is one of the many Fort Worth children whose Christmas week celebrations were marred by accidents of various kinds. Wayne is suffering from punctured windpipe and body burns received when he played with firecrackers in his home. He is laying in a crib with his arm around a toy monkey. There is also a comic book in the crib next to him. 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

Holmes, Wayne Floyd; firecrackers; Accidents; Wounds & injuries; Victims; Cribs (Children's beds); Holidays; Holidays; Toys; Comic books