Groundbreaking Ceremony for the General Motors Plant in Arlington, Texas
- Title
- Groundbreaking Ceremony for the General Motors Plant in Arlington, Texas
- Institution
- UTA
- Link
- https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20087708
- Description
- From left to right, Ben Critz, Tom Vandergriff, Amon Carter, and John F. Gordon were the first to turn dirt at the new General Motors plant in Arlington, Texas at the groundbreaking ceremony. All men are holding shovels. Mr. Vandergriff is also holding a microphone in his right hand.
- Date
- 1952-05-27
- Decade
- 1950s
- Subjects
- Shovels
- Ground breaking ceremonies
- Microphones
- Carter, Amon Giles, 1879-1955
- Vandergriff, Tom J.
- Critz, Ben
- Gordon, John F., 1900-1978
- Source
- AR406-6 Carter Files
- Type
- Still Image
- Formats
- Negatives
- Black & White
- Rights
- Any use of content downloaded or printed from this site is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact Special Collections at The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.
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