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Original image part of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR406-6-653
Identifier: 20035950
Title: Sale of Surplus Machinery
Description: Buyers from 500 firms nationwide are in Fort Worth, Texas for the million-dollar synchronized spot sale of construction and farm equipment. Thousands of pieces of heavy machinery and parts are being released from military duty and returned to civilian use. Recording the announced bids for their permanent records, left to right, are J. E. Blessing and Charles C. Lowe. Their task is an important part of the split-second timing of the sales procedure. Both men are wearing dress shirts and neckties. The three-day sale is being held at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.
Date Created: 1945-05-28
Coverage: 1940s
Category: Business and Industry, Cities and Towns, Daily Life, Military
Subject Term: Construction equipment, Sales, Military Equipment, Neckties, Crowds, Desks, Cigarettes, Agricultural equipment, Surplus commodities
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Address:
3401 West Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth, TX
United States
Geographc Coordinates: Latitude: 32.747478000000
Longitude: -97.369530000000
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Project Series: Through the Lens of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: A Photographic View of World War II in Fort Worth

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