A note by A.F. Weaver identifies this group as Left to right: Lions, Cary Lodal, Moon Mullins, Charlie Johnson, Santa Claus, Jess Pervine, Noble Glenn. The last four are pictured as sitting on the running board of a General Motors truck, which appears to be loaded with wrapped gifts. (No connection is known or implied, but since the Santa Claus in the picture is not identified, an interesting bit of local history is offered by way of suppletion: Rancher Charley Belding, a bachelor living west of Palo Pinto, was known annually to contribute (anonymously) truckloads of Christmas Gifts for needy children in the county.) Note the Hexagon Hotel in the upper right corner and the two gasoline stations, Gulf and Sinclair (H.C.) The picture appears to have been taken on the east side of N. Oak Avenue in about the 500 block. The Lions club, mentioned in the title, is a service organization. (abt 1938) (found in the Portal of Texas History ~ A F Weaver collection)
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