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[Photograph of Carl Brown with Horses]

Photograph of Carl Brown at the Remount Depot in Front Royal, Virginia, holding the reins of two horses. Carl Brown, standing between the horses, wears a heavy workman's jacket and cowboy hat. In the background to the right are horse stables, to the left is a small visible section of a building and bare trees. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Carl Brown, Remount Depot, Front Royal, VA."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People in Front of Remount Depot Hospital]

Photograph of a group of adults and children, posing in two rows in front of the Remount Depot Hospital in Front Royal, Virginia. A hand written note on the back reads, "Front roll (left to right): Howard Martin, Lennis Martin, Virginia Rutherford. Back roll: Mollie Brown, Mary Rutherford, Nellie Martin, Carl Brown. Remount Depot Hospital - Front Royal, VA."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 14, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 14, 1943. He mentions a friend who has gone AWOL, and who will lose his citizenship if he doesn't turn up in 2 days. He also details the war bonds he's taken out and how much money he's going to send home to put in the bank.
Date: January 14, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Clara Evans Willis to John C. Lattimore, January 6, 1943]

Letter from Clara Willis to John C. Lattimore on January 6, 1943, lamenting the entrance of Lattimore and Clara Willis's son Todd into the army, and their subsequent departure from Waco. She goes on to mention the weather in Grand Rapids, where Lattimore is stationed, and discusses the weather in Waco. She mentions that her son is on leave in Richmond, Virginia, and expresses her pride in Lattimore's entrance into the army.
Date: January 3, 1943
Creator: Willis, Clara Evans
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History