United States Military Life: Training camp at View, Texas

Creator

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Identifier

20047064

Description

Abilene business men subscribed $125,000 to lease the property for Army training camp at View, Texas, and make it available to the Government. Shown here are Oswin McCarty, Major General of the Army obtaining out-of-town subscriptions: M. M. Meek, Major General for large subscriptions, and Merle Gruver, Manager of the Abilene chamber. They are active in making Abilene arrangements for the army training camp at View. All are wearing suits and ties and standing in a room near a table. Major General Meek is holding a piece of paper and others are looking at the paper. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 7, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-12-02

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1287

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

McCarthy, Oswin (MG); Meek, M. M. (MG); Military officers; Military life; Business people; United States. Army; Military Camps; Military training; Gruver, Merle