Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCollum Junior

Creator

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Identifier

20027299

Description

Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCollum Junior are spending their second anniversary at home in their Fort Worth, Texas apartment. The couple met when Mr. McCollum was an Army private, stationed in the West Indies. Mrs. McCollum, the former Doreen Reid, is a native of the British West Indies. The couple married on April 16, 1944 in Fort Worth. Six months later Mr. McCollum shipped out to the Pacific and Mrs. McCollum returned home to live with her parents. They are reuniting after eighteen months apart, to celebrate their anniversary. Mr. McCollum is smoking a cigarette, dressed in a button-up shirt, sports coat, and trousers. Mrs. McCollum is wearing a patterned blouse and a dark skirt.

Archival Date

1946-03-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-404

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

McCollum, Roy, Jr.; McCollum, Doreen (Mrs.); Reid, Doreen (Miss); Anniversaries; United States. Army; Military; Veterans; Military Veterans; Immigrants; Cigarettes