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Private Collection of T. B. Willis
259
UNT Libraries Special Collections
143
The University of Texas at Dallas
128
Hardin-Simmons University Library
84
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
58
Murphy Historical Society Inc.
23
Euless Public Library
13
Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room
7
Danish Heritage Preservation Society
5
UNT Libraries
5
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UNT Special Collections Artifact Photography
96
American War Posters
35
Bulletin (United States. War Department)
25
French War Posters
21
Larkin Toler Collection
11
Folder 1: Correspondence: 44 WWI Postcards, c.1918
8
Janis Allman Collection
8
Alvin Mansfield Owsley Collection, 1904-1972
7
Series 10: Dishman, Shafford, and Williams Letters
7
[3 Liberty Loan poster]
6
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[Portrait of an Unknown World War One Soldier]
Portrait of an unknown World War One soldier sitting in a chair and wearing his uniform.
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of an Unknown World War One Soldier]
Portrait of an unknown World War One soldier standing by a table in his U. S. Army uniform.
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with an Illustration of a Naval Administration Building]
Postcard with an illustration of the administration building at the U. S. Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois. The image depicts a scene with two airplanes flying above the building and a large group of sailors standing outside of the building next to the flag pole.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Milton A. Matlock to M. M. Matlock, February 21, 1911]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father, M. M. Matlock, with a photograph of the "Prize Winning Gun Crew, U. S. S. Georgia," with the crew of the ship are sitting on the guns. On the back of the card there is a note from Milton Andrew saying he received letters from the family and was "glad to here it has rained in Tex."
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Matlock, Milton A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Milton Andrew Matlock]
Portrait of Milton Andrew Matlock, United States Marine, in his uniform.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Royal Air Force Photo Album]
Photo album that includes pictures of Royal Air Force (RAF) camps, airplanes, and people, as well as landscapes and other personal images. Some of the pictures have handwritten captions below them. On the last page of the album, there is an invitation from 'The General Officer Commanding and Staff' to attend 'The First Annual Sports Day of the Royal Airforce'.
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Help yourself : get up in the world by steady saving.
All lettered poster with text in black, encouraging the public to save by buying War Savings Stamps, Treasury Savings Certificates, and Liberty Bonds.
Date:
1919
Creator:
United States. Dept. of the Treasury. War Loan Organization. Savings Division.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Over the top for you : buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan.
A soldier in a combat uniform and helmet appears to be climbing a hill while grasping a large U.S. flag on a pole. His mouth is open as if he is shouting.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Riesenberg, Sidney H.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
For liberty, civilization, and humanity.
Poster of a soldier playing a bugle on a hill, standing in front of a U.S. flag. In the distant background on the right, a ship is sinking. The image of the bugler is adapted from an original sculpture by Edoardo Cammilli.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cittadino (New York, N.Y.)
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Remember! the flag of liberty, support it! : buy U.S. government bonds, 3rd. Liberty Loan.
A group of people stand in front of the American flag. A ship is in the background.
Date:
1918
Creator:
United States. Department of the Treasury. Publicity Bureau.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Americans all!: Victory Liberty Loan.
Painting of a woman in a yellow gown, with left arm raised holding a laurel wreath. With her right hand she grasps a large U.S. flag which is hanging behind her.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Wire to the Axis]
A serpent made of metal wears a helmet with a swastika on it. The serpent has long tail, sharp teeth, and a long snout. Smoke billows in background. Metal beams in a "V" formation appear to approach the serpent from the upper left area of the poster.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Artzybasheff, Boris, 1899-1965.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armistice parade down Congress from Capitol
People lining Congress Avenue watching a parade of military personnel pass on their way from the Capitol.
Date:
November 11, 1918
Creator:
Jordan Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armistice parade down Congress
Crowds on both sides of Congress as the American Legion section of the parade passes.
Date:
November 11, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arthur Anderson World War One
Copy negative of Arthur Andersen wearing his WWI military uniform. The long-sleeve uniform jacket buttons up the front and features four large pockets, and the pleated plants fit loose and tighten at the knee. Arthur is wearing lace-up shoes and a hat.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Andrew J. Jensen's Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States]
Discharge paper given to Andrew J. Jensen from the Army of the United States. The document states that Andrew was honorably discharged from his position of mechanic by reason of demobilization. Andrew's physical description follows, along with signatures from a commanding officer. Further biographical information is given on the back. Additionally, a piece of paper has been stapled on the back that was signed by the clerk of the county court in Wharton authenticating the document.
Date:
1919-06-26/1940-06-24
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Andrew Jensen Military Promotion
Hand-written and printed document from the United States Army given to Andrew Jensen after a military promotion. At the very top of the document, there is a black and white illustration of an eagle amongst various symbolic elements that make up the particular emblem. It hovers over bold text and is enclosed in a gray cloud-like gray area. The document states that Andrew made the transition to corporal at Camp Travis in Texas. Crease lines can be seen both length-wise and width-wise.
Date:
June 1, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charlie Schaer WW1 Soldier
Copy negative of Charlie Schaer, who was a World War One soldier from Wharton County, Texas. In the image, Charlie is standing outside a house that is covered with ivy. He is wearing his military uniform.
Date:
March 8, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carl Thyssen During World War I
Postcard of two men in military uniform standing on a wooden boardwalk in front of what appears to be a barrack. A ladder can be seen inclined on the structure behind the man on the right. Accompanying information indicates one of the men is Carl Thyssen, but has not specified which is which. They both wear lace-up boots, hats, and loose-fitting pants, but the man on the left wears a button-up jacket with multiple button-flap pockets, as oppose to the man on the right, who simply wears a long-sleeve shirt.
Date:
1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Establishing the American Way of Death: World War I and the Foundation of the United States’ Policy Toward the Repatriation and Burial of Its Battlefield Dead
This thesis examines the policies and procedures created during and after the First World War that provided the foundation for how the United States commemorated its war dead for the next century. Many of the techniques used in modern times date back to the Great War. However, one hundred years earlier, America possessed very few methods or even ideas about how to locate, identify, repatriate, and honor its military personnel that died during foreign conflicts. These ideas were not conceived in the halls of government buildings. On the contrary, concerned citizens originated many of the concepts later codified by the American government. This paper draws extensively upon archival documents, newspapers, and published primary sources to trace the history of America’s burial and repatriation policies, the Army Graves Registration Services, and how American dead came to permanently rest in military cemeteries on the continent of Europe. The unprecedented dilemma of over 80,000 American soldiers buried in France and surrounding countries at the conclusion of the First World War in 1918 propelled the United States to solve many social, political, and military problems that arose over the final disposition of those remains. The solutions to those problems became the foundation for how …
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Hatzinger, Kyle J.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Division Headquarters at Camp MacArthur Postcard]
Postcard of Camp MacArthur with tents on the right side, division headquarters in the back (center), and houses and cars on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Division Headquarters. Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
May 11, 1918
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Section F at Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of an intersection of two dirt roads with a row of barracks and telephone poles on the right side of one road and a row of tents on the other side. On the right side a soldier is standing with a firearm on his shoulder and there are more telephone poles and tents in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Section F Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas. Mann." There are also handwritten letters (left to right) "(c), a, B" with arrows pointing downward to the respective sections and a handwritten note at the top that reads "No 2."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Military Marching Band]
Postcard picturing the 128th Regimental Band in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Soldiers Marching at Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of the soldiers of Section "B" marching on a dirt road at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. William Jennings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and says, "Dear friend, This is [?] life down here and I like it better every day. Am at present (acting) corporal while in the detention camp. Will be assigned to my squad or company when I get out of quarantine. Roland A Bosler. Aviation Camp, Waco, Texas."
Date:
March 25, 1918
Creator:
Bosler, Roland A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History