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Identifier

20050989

Description

When they aren't practicing for the upcoming fall season, Fort Worth, Texas, football players are working summer jobs. Bruce Alford is an end with the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. The Waco, Texas, native is spending his summer working at a filling station. Alford has picked up 15 pounds of muscle this summer. He is shown wrestling with a huge truck tire. He is dressed in a button-up shirt embroidered with his name and a Firestone patch, and trousers.

Archival Date

1941-08-23

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1404

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Football; Football players; Summer; Summer Jobs; Filling Stations; Tires; Hammers; Texaco; Mobilgas; Signs

Names

Alford, Bruce; Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (Football team); Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Subjects

Football; Football players; Summer; Summer Jobs; Filling Stations; Tires; Hammers; Texaco; Mobilgas; Signs

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