Bill Martin, author of children's book

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20064490

Description

Bill Martin is a juvenile story book author. He is visiting Fort Worth, Texas as a stop on his book tour. He autographed copies of his books at Fair and Monnig's book stores and read during story book hour at the public library. Mr. Martin began writing children's stories as a pastime while in the Army. They were so successful, he started publishing the stories. His brother, Bernard Martin provides the illustrations. Mr. Martin is shown standing against a wall, dressed in a tweed suit and smiling for the camera. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, November 26, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-11-25

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1899

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Authors; Illustrations; Bookstores; Autographing; Veterans; Public libraries