United Service Organization Lounge

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049762

Description

John D. Heard, president of the National Fashion Exhibitors, right, and Allan S. Klein, chairman of the board, center, as they presented a combination phonograph and radio to the United Service Organization (U. S. O.) center in Hotel Texas. The soldier putting on the record is Sergeant A. L. Parker, left, of the Machine Records Unit in Fort Worth, Texas. The exhibitors also presented the U. S. O. $50 worth of records and a sinking fund to replace broken records. On top of the record player is a plaque that reads: "Presented to the U. S. O. Lounge Hotel Texas By the National Fashion Exhibitors of America July 24, 1942." Sergeant Parker is wearing his military uniform. Heard and Klein are wearing suits.

Archival Date

1941-07-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1395

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

National Fashion Exhibitors; Heard, John D.; Klein, Allan S.; Parker, A. L. (Sgt.); United Service Organization (U. S. O.); Phonographs; Plaques; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Machine Records Unit; Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.); Radios