Pete Alexander, Jim Wright, Vernon Eugene Smith and Raymond Bertholf

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20165344

Description

While his guard, Voyageur Pete Alexander, left, watches closely, Jim Wright, center, of Weatherford finally sells State Representative Vernon Eugene Smith a disguised penny box of matches for 50 cents as a "guaranteed cigarette lighter" as part of Wright's Thursday initiation into the American Legion's Forty & Eight. Peeping is Raymond Bertholf, grand conducteur, in charge of all "wrecking" operations. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Archival Date

1954-07-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-3282

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

People; Events