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Identifier
20046890
Description
The six men present in the picture are from Tarrant County and they all volunteered to be drafted. The six are Riverside High School buddies and appeared en masse at the Draft Board 4 office Thursday. Here, they are getting a welcome from W. O. DeWees the board clerck. From left to right, Sam Marlin, Tom Winders, Elmo Lawson, John McClain, Bill Roberts, and Lloyd Blevins. The men are standing in line with Mr. Marlin shaking hands with Mr. DeWees. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, November 1, 1940.
Archival Date
1940-10-31
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1264
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Draft (Military service); Shaking hands
Names
Tarrant County; Amon Carter Riverside High School (Fort Worth, Tex.); Marlin, Sam; Winders, Tom; Lawson, Elmo; McClain, John; Roberts, Bill; Blevins, Lloyd; United States Armed Forces; DeWees, William Oliver, 1875-1943
Subjects
Draft (Military service); Shaking hands