Officers John Nash and Herbert Middleton and the Cantaloupes

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20064509

Description

Police officers John Nash and Herbert Middleton are comparing the cantaloupes grown in their gardens. Officer Nash is holding a normal Texas cantaloupe while Officer Middleton is holding a twenty-six pound monster. Middleton's cantaloupe was grown on his Mansfield, Texas farm from South African seeds. The seeds were supplied by officer Nash's step son, John Seat, U. S. minister to South Africa. Both officers are dressed in their police uniforms. They are holding their cantaloupes and laughing. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, July 30, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-07-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1900

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Nash, John; Middleton, Herbert; Seat, John; Police; Law enforcement officers; Traffic police; Fort Worth (Tex.). Police Department; Uniforms; Fruit; Cantaloupes; Seeds; Farms