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Identifier
20151618
Description
Chamber of Commerce President George Thompson Jr. crosses out Fort Worth's 1940 population of 177,662 on a highway marker after painting in the new figure of 277,047. At left is E. Morgan Townsen, chairman of the chamber's census committee. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, June 28, 1950.
Archival Date
1950-06-27
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2510
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Census; Census data; Census of population (1950); Population
Names
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; Thompson, George, Jr.; Townsen, E. Morgan
Subjects
Census; Census data; Census of population (1950); Population