Earth Day at UTA

Creator

Preview

Identifier

10019571

Description

U.S. Representative Jim Wright, second from left, and University of Texas at Arlington President Frank Harrison seen talking to each other outside of the Hereford Student Center next to an "Aluminum Man" sculpture, hanging from a tree and made out of aluminum cans, with a sign that reads "Our 'Aluminum Man' has a life-span of approximately 500 years." Wright visited the UTA campus for Earth Day activities, speaking to students and helping bury an internal combustion engine symbolic of automobile pollution.

Archival Date

1970-04-22

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6 04/23/1970 #5975 [Frame 4A]

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Earth Day; Pollution; Aluminum cans