Giant stalk of corn from Oklahoma

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039730

Description

Two farmers from the Oklahoma side near Denison and Bonham showed a stalk or corn standing at 16.5 feet tall at the Livestock Exchange Building in Fort Worth, Texas. The farmers are O. L. Castleberry, left and L. L. Shores. Mr. Castleberry is over 6 feet, 6 inches himself. The men are shown with the standing stalk, there are several men looking on. This photograph was published in the August 29, 1940 evening edition of the Star-Telegram.

Archival Date

1940-08-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-944

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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