[Postcard Of "A Message for the Enemy"

Postcard image of soldiers positioned behind cannons. Text on the top of the postcard read "a message for the enemy".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Howard Rush Dudgeon, MD]

Photograph of Howard Rush Dudgeon, a major in the U. S Army Medical Corp. Dudgeon is pictured dressed in his uniform with a caduceus symbol pinned to the collar.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 207] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 207]

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant Walter H. Mann on charges of violating the 95th Article of War, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: September 27, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[After the Hike]

Postcard image of five soldiers sitting down on a pile of scrap wood boards. One is pictured as wiping his face with a towel while three others are pictured holding one of their feet. Text above the image reads "After the hike". Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Addie Wheeling.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Lovers Leap]

Photograph of soldiers on Lovers Leap in Cameron Park. Six soldiers are seen sitting or standing near the edge of Lovers Leap that looks over the Brazos River. The river and landscape of Cameron Park are noticeable to the left of the photo. Handwritten text on the front locates where Lovers Leap is as well as the Brazos River.
Date: 1914~/1918~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Parade on Austin Street]

Photograph of an unknown parade on Austin Street in Waco, Texas. To the right of the photo there are various people lined up on the sidewalk with different buildings behind them. In the center of the photo horse drawn carriages are moving down the road. To the left soldiers in uniform line the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McLennan Co. Courthouse]

Photograph of the McLennan Co. Courthouse in Waco, Texas during WW I. Two men in uniform are visible the lower right corner of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Along Machine Gun Trench]

Photograph of soldiers along machine gun trench in Camp MacArthur. Four soldiers are seen standing to the left of a mound of soil with handwritten text identify it as the machine gun trench.
Date: 1914~/1918~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Drill Field]

Postcard of an aerial view of drill fields at Camp MacArthur with soldiers on them and the rest of the camp in the distance. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Section F Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas."
Date: October 11, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin St. in Waco, Tx]

Postcard of Austin St. in Waco, Texas. Various buildings line either side of the street as well as automobiles moving along. The postcard has correspondence from a soldier at Camp MacArthur.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Section G at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a line of automobiles driving on a road at Camp MacArthur with trees and telephone poles on the left side and barracks on the right side; there are people and more trees and telephone poles visible in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Section 'G'. Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 14, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rows of Barracks and Tents at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two rows of barracks and several rows of tents at Camp MacArthur with trees, hills, and other barracks and tents in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Camp Mac Arthur Sec E. Waco Texas. Mann."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Mess Halls]

Postcard of a row of buildings next to a dirt road, with a single man marching and holding a rifle. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Section F Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says: "Each one of these buildings you see is a mess hall. There is a string of tents in back of each one of these where a hundred and fifty-four men or a full squadron stay. We are in a line like this. There are sixty squadrons in this section I believe. The artillery camp is just to the north."
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Musicians at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of members of a military band holding their instruments (tubas, trombones, euphoniums, horns, bugles, etc.) posing in between two rows of tents at Camp MacArthur. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Ready to March 128th Regimental Band. Camp Mac Arthur, Waco Texas. Mann."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Brazos River]

Postcard of a river, taken from a rocky hill nearby. A printed note under the photo describes it: "Brazos River, near Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."
Date: October 11, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably to wash and rinse their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers. On the back the postcard is to Howard Seybert from Berwick, Pennsylvania and reads "little warmer than in Pa".
Date: June 1, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"#3]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably washing and rinsing their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Jemina Harstad from Auburn, Wisconsin.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Hospital]

Postcard of an aerial view of buildings at Camp MacArthur. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Section of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard image of Section A of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. In the right side of the image automobiles are seen lined up on the road with passengers inside. To the left side of the image telephone poles and trees are one either side of a walkway. One man is visible standing in the walkway positioned looking at the automobiles. There is handwritten text on the back.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adam Smith to Margaret Smith - September 8, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Adam Smith to Margaret Smith - September 8, 1918]

Letter from Adam Oscar Smith to Margaret Elizabeth Smith in which Adam is asking Margaret how everyone is back home. He tells her he is doing well and hope they are all as well. He say he has not heard from their brother Mahlon since he left Texas and ask if she has heard from him.
Date: September 8, 1918
Creator: Smith, Adam Oscar
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to W. O. Schearer from her brother - March 3, 1918] (open access)

[Letter to W. O. Schearer from her brother - March 3, 1918]

Letter W. O. Schearer from her brother Myron, who is in the military. Myron writes about his stay in the hospital, what Waco is like, his job and bible study classes.
Date: March 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edna Lillard to Joushua Lillard - September 17, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Edna Lillard to Joushua Lillard - September 17, 1918]

Letter from Edna Lillard to Joshua Lillard, her brother, discussing what Ripley, and William are doing, how Dick is living, and how many products they are selling a week. Edna wonders where she will go to school and informs Joshua about the rest of the family.
Date: September 17, 1918
Creator: Lillard, Edna
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from a soldier to his sister - March 10, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from a soldier to his sister - March 10, 1918]

Letter from a soldier to his sister discussing his work as a guard, the lack of mattresses, and an athletic meet with some cowboys. The soldier was assigned to the military band but does not get paid well and wishes he was assigned to a permanent squadron.
Date: March 10, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 4, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 4, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing his excitement for he letters and the hostess house that he will visit with his friends. He asks Emma to send him Gene's address and for her to be careful when she sends him mail.
Date: November 4, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History