Narcotic Farm Federal Groundbreaking Exercises in Fort Worth, shovel held by Congressman Fritz G. Lanham

Title
Narcotic Farm Federal Groundbreaking Exercises in Fort Worth, shovel held by Congressman Fritz G. Lanham
Institution
UTA
Link
https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/10021154
Description
Narcotic Farm - Federal Groundbreaking Exercises in Fort Worth, Texas. First shovel of dirt being turned. Congressman Fritz G. Lanham, holding the shovel. Behind him, left to right, are Mrs. Isabelle Hearn O'Neill of Washington, special representative of the Bureau of Narcotics; John B. Collier, Jr., President of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; Amon G. Carter, master of ceremonies; Jack H. Hott, Chamber Manager; Mayor Van Zandt Jarvis; and Dr. Walter L. Treadway, assistant surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service.
Date
1934-10-27
Decade
1930s
Subjects
Farms
Shovels
Narcotics
Narcotic Farm
Lanham, Fritz G. (Fritz Garland), 1880-1965
Neill, Isabelle Hearn (Mrs.)
Collier, John B., Jr.
Carter, Amon Giles, 1879-1955
Hott, Jack H.
Jarvis, Van Zandt
Treadway, Walter L. (Walter Lewis), 1886-1973
Source
AR406-6-266-4 [glass plate negative]
Type
Still Image
Formats
Negatives
Black & White
Rights
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