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Identifier
20151540
Description
Bob Hamby, 19, of Westover, brought the first load of 1950 wheat to Fort Worth from the J. T. Martin farm in Baylor County. The 500-bushel truck load was purchased at $2.05 per bushel by Temple Hay and Grain Company. Market price was $2. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, May 24, 1950. A man wearing western clothes and a cowboy hat. Kneeling down in the grass.
Archival Date
1950-05-24
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2508
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Cowboys; Country life; Agriculture; Wheat; Farmers; Ranchers; Farming; Ranching; Grains
Names
Hamby, Robert Edwin, 1930-2001
Subjects
Cowboys; Country life; Agriculture; Wheat; Farmers; Ranchers; Farming; Ranching; Grains