Virginia White

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049668

Description

Miss Virginia White, center, the number one waitress at Hotel Texas, accepts a trophy from George Putnam, right, on behalf of Henry Love, manager of Hotel Texas. Looking on is Gene Irwin, left. Miss White is wearing a dark colored dress, hat, and a cross necklace. George Putnam is the manager of the Westbrook Hotel and president of the Fort Worth Hotel Men's Association, which sponsored the contest for "most efficient coffee shop waitresses." He is wearing a suit and eyeglasses. Gene Irwin is coffee shop manager of the Westbrook and was chairman of the judging committee. He is wearing a double-breasted suit.

Archival Date

1941-10-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1393

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Irwin, Gene; Putnam, George; Awards; Dresses; Necklaces; Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.); Westbrook Hotel; Waitresses; Contests; Hotel Men's Association; Love, Henry; White, Virginia (Miss)