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[Construction Site Looking Eastward]

Photograph of a construction site. There is a foundation with two cranes and supplies spread around. There are buildings in the background.
Date: December 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Phil Blanchard at Camp MacArthur]

Photograph of Phil Blanchard wearing a military uniform and hat and standing in an open field. The photo was taken at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier on Cot]

Photograph of soldiers reclining and sitting on cots at Camp MacArthur, with rows of tents in the background.
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Man and Woman]

Photograph of a young man and young woman, Henry Frank Smith and Monetta Stribling, locking arms and posing for a picture. Behind them an automobile is partially visible. They are dressed in semi-formal attire; the young woman has a corsage attached to her clothing.
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking North]

Photograph of a construction site. A foundation has construction supplies, and buildings are in the background.
Date: November 2, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking South]

Photograph of a construction site where workers are building a foundation. Horses are standing in front of a cart, and buildings are in the background.
Date: November 2, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of G. Herman Funiture Company]

Photograph of an interior view of G. Herman Furniture Company. One man in the back of an office is sitting in a chair and reading a paper. A framed poster to the left of the man says "Buy a Bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan and Help With the War." In the front of the office, there are two desks and a bookshelf. Several signs are displayed in the office that say "Royal Easy Chairs."
Date: November 1917
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mounted Flag Bearers at Johnson County Fair]

Copy print of two people wearing uniforms, mounted oh horseback, and holding flags in their left hands in front of a building. Other people and horses are partially visible behind them. Handwritten at the bottom of the image: "Johnson Co. first fair October 8-9-10-11-12-13-1917"; printed below the original photo: "Johnson County First Fair October 8-13, 1917." Additional historical context is printed on the back.
Date: October 8, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Shary Lake Club

Panoramic photograph of the Shary house and boat house by the Shary Lake in Mission, Texas. Text on the photo says, "Shary Lake Club, Oct. 7, 1917."
Date: October 7, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking East]

Photograph of an excavation site for a post office. Machinery lies next to a wooden support structure that is partially constructed. Other buildings surround the site.
Date: October 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site Looking West]

Photograph of a construction site. There are two men working on a mound of dirt, and buildings are in the background.
Date: October 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McClesky Number One]

Photograph of the McClesky No. 1, a wooden derrick, gushing oil. Several men are visible in the foreground running to the left of the image.
Date: October 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier at Camp MacArthur]

Photograph of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a line of tents, with more soldiers in the background. A note at the bottom of the photo says "Rec'd from Waco."
Date: September 27, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Waco, Texas in 1917]

Aerial photograph of downtown Waco, Texas as seen in 1917; the old city hall and the square around it can be seen directly in the center of the picture. The Brazos River can seen on the right side of the photograph.
Date: September 13, 1917
Creator: Stauts & Sons
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dig Site Looking West]

Photograph of a construction site. There are landlines on the corners, and buildings in the background.
Date: September 1, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers on Train]

Photograph of two soldiers leaning out of the windows of a train traveling through a field. A handwritten note below the photo says "On way to Waco."
Date: September 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers with Watermelons]

Photograph of four soldiers and a small dog standing in a street, with three of them holding watermelons on their shoulders.
Date: September 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Preliminary Site of Post Office Looking North]

Photograph of workers in a dug-out construction site, with horses excavating for a future post office. There are cars on the road near a landline pole. Buildings and a mountain are visible in the background.
Date: September 1, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sam Wise Home and Family]

Photograph of the home built by Sam Wise with a family standing in front of it and next to a car. The members of the family are identified as: First row: (left to right) Iris and Lindsey Burley, Sadie Wise (pregnant with Lois Wise), Howard Wise, Ray L. Wise held by his father V. A. Wise, Legel and Clyde Wise, and Mary Lou and John Wise; Second row: grandpa Samuel Curtis Wise, Melvin Wise, grandma Francis Josephine Carlisle Wise, Louise Wise, Thelma Lee Wise, and Vera Hunter Wise.
Date: August 12, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Preliminary Site of Post Office Looking West]

Photograph of an excavation site for a future post office. There are landline poles on the street corners, cars in the streets, and buildings in the background.
Date: August 11, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inside N. A. Holley & Sons Grocery Market]

Photograph of the interior of the N. A. Holley & Sons Grocery Market in Mesquite, Texas. Nathanial A. Holley and his wife, Adell, are standing behind a glass display case. Their sons, Anson and Raymond, are standing on the right.
Date: August 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Near Galveston Beach]

Photograph of two men including Dr. George Butte (left) standing on a sidewalk next to a carved stone pillar. Part of a large, two-story building on stilts is visible on the beach at right, which has an advertising banner hung on the wall. A third person is visible in the background at left, walking near another building.
Date: August 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Structure on Galveston Beach]

Photograph of an unidentified person walking on the Galveston beach in front of a large, two-story, wood-paneled building raised up on stilts. The building L-shaped and has a gabled roof, with a square tower at the corner where the wings meet and a flag flying from the end visible at left. There are advertising signs hung on the side of the building.
Date: August 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Power Station Construction Progress #5]

Photograph of a power station being constructed. Back of photo reads, "J.O.2413", "№83 South West View 6-16-17".
Date: June 16, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History