"Safest Driver in Texas"

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20043939

Description

Fort Worth, Texas, mayor, I. N. McCrary, left, is greeting the Safest Driver in Texas - Benjamin Franklin Hardy. Mr. Hardy, of Waco, Texas, has been a truck driver for 28 years. He has traveled more than 2,000,000 miles without an accident. His official record, however, is 1,350,000 miles complied over a period of 15 years with one company. Mayor McCrary is dressed in a three-piece suit and is smoking a cigar. Mr. Hardy is wearing a peaked cap, button-up shirt with the Central Freight Lines logo, necktie, suspenders, and trousers.

Archival Date

1940-11-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1158

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Cigars; Neckties; Suspenders; Truck Drivers; Mayors; Central Freight Lines; Hardy, Benjamin Franklin; McCrary, I. N.