Franklin D. Roosevelt

Title
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Institution
TCU
Link
https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/53208
Description
Photo of Amon Carter presenting a deed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On reverse: "President Roosevelt, during a White House ceremony, when Texas through Amon Carter as President of the Texas Big Bend National Park Association, presented the United States a deed to the Big Bend Park area - approximating 700,000 acres of virgin scenic Texas land. Left to right: (standing) Representative Ewing Thomason, Chairman of the Texas Delegation in the House, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Amon Carter of Fort Worth and Senator Tom Connally. June 6, 1944."
Date
1944-06-06
Decade
1940s
Subjects
Big Bend National Park
Rayburn, Sam
Connally, Tom
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
United States President
Source
Box 235, Big Bend National Park (Presenting Deed to U.S. Government), 1944, 2 of 2 Folder, Item 009
Type
Image
Formats
10x8.25 Photo
Rights
Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph

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