Shipwreck Party

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20045302

Description

The Fort Worth Boat Club hosted a "Shipwreck Party," to entertain visitors from the Houston Yacht Club, in which partygoers dressed as shipwreck victims. Among those at the event were Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Funkhouser, of Houston, Texas. Mrs. Funkhouser is wearing a nightgown and Mr. Funkhouser is wearing a button-down dress shirt and shorts. They are walking up a set of stairs and they are each holding a beverage.

Archival Date

1940-07-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1202

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Parties; Costumes; Stairways; Beverages; Drinking vessels; Dresses; Sleepwear; Lingerie; Funkhouser, E. M.; Funkhouser, E. M. (Mrs.); Houston Yacht Club; Fort Worth Boat Club