United States Mayors board plane for Ottawa

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049538

Description

Mayor McCrary of Fort Worth, Texas, was among this group of mayors who boarded an American Airlines plane in New York for a flight to Ottawa, Canada, for a series of joint sessions with the Canadian Conference of Mayors on civil defense. Standing in the front row, left to right, are William H. Dress, Evansville, Indiana; Ben E. Douglas, Charlotte, North Carolina; Daniel W. Hoan, a member of the Council of National Defense, Washington, D. C.; I. N. McCrary, Fort Worth, Texas; Damase Caron, Manchester, New Hampshire; and O. M. Mosier, American Airlines Executive. In the back row are Stewardess Elvira Laine, Joseph D. Scholtz, Louisville, Kentucky; John J. McDonough, Saint Paul, Minnesota; John J. Burns, Burlington, Vermont; John B. Gage, Kansas City, Missouri; and Paul V. Betters, executive director, United States Conference of Mayors. All the men are wearing suits and hats. The stewardess is wearing a blazer and a bow-tie. They are standing in front of a plane.

Archival Date

1941-04-22

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1365

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Mayors; Airplanes