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dc.date.available2022-06-02T19:23:03Z
dc.date.issued1944-06-06
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/53208
dc.descriptionPhoto 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."
dc.format.medium10x8.25 Photo
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 235, Big Bend National Park (Presenting Deed to U.S. Government), 1944, 2 of 2 Folder, Item 009
dc.subjectBig Bend National Park
dc.subjectRayburn, Sam
dc.subjectConnally, Tom
dc.subjectRoosevelt, Franklin D.
dc.subjectUnited States President
dc.titleFranklin D. Roosevelt
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  • Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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