Fort Worth Fire Department Recruits

Creator

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Identifier

20159532

Description

Image shows Konnie Lee Elder, third of three women fire fighter trainees, shown standing amongst unidentified objects in fire department. Elder is a former volunteer fire fighter and emergency medical technician at Keystone Resort in Colorado. They are training to join the Fort Worth Fire Department. They have vowed to complete the 20-week training school. When they graduate they will eliminate, Fort Worth the last city in Texas without women on their firefighting force. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition July 29, 1982.

Archival Date

1982-07-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-7683

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Firefighters; Municipal employees