J. Ernest Fender of the Acme Brick Company

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20044596

Description

J. Ernest Fender, vice president and general manager of the Acme Brick Company, affixing a poster indicating the business's participation in the National Guard assistance program to the door of its offices in the Neil P. Anderson building. The Acme Brick Company was one of the first Fort Worth, Texas, firms to volunteer its cooperation and participation in the assistance program. Fender is wearing a suit. The poster reads: We Are Co-operating In The / National Defense / We Employ Texas National Guardsmen / We Are Helping Them To Go to Field / Training or to Extended Service -- / As Our Country's Needs Direct / Their Jobs Will Be Waiting for Them!"

Archival Date

1940-07-22

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1205

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

National Defense Program; Fender, J. Ernest; Doors & doorways; Signs (Notices); Posters; National Guard