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[Postcard Picturing D. F. Draper]
Postcard with a front view photograph of a World War One soldier named Daniel Franklin Draper at Camp Travis.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Tents in Camp MacArthur]
Postcard picturing a some soldiers outside of their tents.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Rifle Range in Camp MacArthur]
Postcard with a rifle range in Camp MacArthur with some targets and horses in it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Ms. Charlotte Dunbar, December 1, 1917]
Postcard of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back explaining more about the photograph.
Date:
December 1, 1917
Creator:
Dunbar, Charlotte
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Along Brazos River]
Photograph of four soldiers sitting along the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. The soldiers are positioned on the shoreline of the river with trees and shrubs in the background of them.
Date:
1914~/1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Private Neale W. Pratt]
Postcard image of Private Neale W. Pratt dressed in a light colored shirt, pants, apron and cook's hat. Pratt is positioned in front of a dark colored background with his whole body pictured. Handwritten text states, "Private Neale W. Pratt. Second Cook. A.C.S.C. 30th Balloon Co. Waco."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Signalling at Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of a man in uniform standing and waving a flag in each hand with clouds in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "U. S. National Guard- Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex. 1842. Signalling- U.S. Army."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a World War I Armored Car]
Postcard of of a World War I armored car with three soldiers. The background of the photograph has been colored. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard reads: "Hello, There. Am feeling fine. like it quite well out here. Will send you my address here it is. Camp Head Quarters Recruit 7th Division Camp McArthur Waco Texas. Goodby." The card is addressed to Jessie Hacker from Thomas W., a Camp Macarthur soldier.
Date:
May 26, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper Smoking in a Dark Background]
Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper turning on a lighter and smoking in uniform. There is text on the photograph that reads: "Your Bud, Daniel."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Modern Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Soldiers Washing Dishes]
Postcard of soldiers standing around a wash bucket holding dishes, with a long building in the background, and a note that says "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to F. P. Hansen in Thornton, Idaho and says "Dear Mother, Here is a picture of some of us boys washing our dishes. Where you see the x, that is me. It isn't very plain but that is me anyway. Show this to the folks so they can see how we hafto wash our own dishes in camp. Eugene."
Date:
[1917-10-11,1918-04-14]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Mess Line]
Postcard of soldiers standing in line outside of the mess hall at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "Dear Sister, An idea of how we look when ready for the big eats. No wonder a fellow gets an appetite trying to get in the front of that line. About all you see is half, the rest are inside. Love to all, Jim."
Date:
[1917-10-20,1918-02-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Soldiers at "The Canteen"]
Postcard of Soldiers standing outside of a building, "The Canteen," eating and drinking. A handwritten note on the border of the picture says "I guess the Mexicans make it but believe me I give them hell when I see them." Another note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. Philip Simonean in North Oxford, Massachusetts and says, " I see a lot of stuff that is worse then Old Crow. Dear Pa, I hope the old Twisters are doing good. I think I am as hard as a rock now and I could work like a mule when I get back. I feel fine this life is just the thing to make me grow. Your loving son Henry."
Date:
January 18, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Soldiers in Mess Line]
Postcard of soldiers standing in a long line outside of a long building, with rows of buildings in the background. Text on the photo says "The mess line. Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "This is the mess or dinner line and the boys are always hungry. We at the infirmary eat 30 minutes before the others so our grub is always hot. Lovingly, Harry."
Date:
[1917-10-20..1918-10-16]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Soldiers on Wash Day]
Postcard of soldiers washing in long water troughs outside of a building, with the caption "A typical scene on washday at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "On the back side of the bath house. There is a bath house to every row of tents; e.i. to every company, battery troop or squadron - depends on the branch of service. Our bath houses are a more permanent construction than these. It was this kind that I spent my afternoons in last August."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1924 Waco High School Football Team]
Photograph of the 1924 Waco High School football team. Players are seated in three rows with striped shirts and socks, facing forward. Some wear coats and neckties. Players are identified along the bottom of the image in pen, corresponding to their position in the photograph. Paul L. Tyson, the head coach, stands in the back row at center in a coat and tie.
Date:
1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hume F. Worsham Driving Waco Fire Engine No. 1]
Photograph of Hume F. Worsham (1861-1898) driving Waco Fire Engine Co., No. 1, a horse-drawn carriage. A large hose is attached to the back. Four men ride on the back of the carriage.
Date:
1861/1898
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Perry Methodist Church]
Photograph of the tower of Perry Methodist Church in Perry, Texas taken from a low vantage point. The building is covered in whitewashed wooden siding. A circular window is visible at the bottom of the frame. At the top of the tower, on both sides that face the camera, there are arched windows covered by decorative shutters.
Date:
January 1973
Creator:
Easley, Charles T.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp MacArthur Junkyard]
Photograph of the junkyard at Camp MacArthur. Many trash items are scattered haphazardly in piles and stacks; most prominent at center is a heap of used oil lamps, next to bunches of wooden crates and containers. At left are long rows of pipes and piles of ceramic-like cylinders. Behind these remain further piles of pillows and pipes. A paper attached to the bottom of the photograph describes the junkyard's operation.
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poster for The Drifting Texans of Waco]
Poster advertising "The Drifting Texans of Waco", with the subtitle "Sweet, Sad and Swing Music". Attached is an image of the band posing together for a photograph: from left to right, the instruments the players hold are a lap steel guitar, an acoustic guitar, a drumset, a classical guitar, and a fiddle-like instrument. A microphone stands in the center of the stage.
Date:
195X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Benny Doss Promotional Picture]
Promotional picture of Texas Benny Doss holding a guitar and leaning forward while wearing a cowboy hat. He is given the subtitle "The Original Cass County Kid", and further contact information is listed below the photograph in the bottom right corner. The photograph has been signed by Texas Benny Doss in faint green-blue marker on the left half of the image.
Date:
196X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sign for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys]
Paper poster for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys, a country band whose performances were broadcasted on KCEN in Temple, Texas. Members are identified from left to right: Gaylon Christie, with a lap steel guitar; Okie Davis, with a fiddle; Eddie Spradley, with a fiddle; Clyde (barefooted) Chesser, seated at center; Arnold Williams, with an acoustic guitar; Alvin Berry, with a double bass. This poster advertises the "Blue Bonnet Barn Dance", telecasted each Saturday.
Date:
[1953..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poster for KAWA Radio Hosts]
Paper poster for Russ Johnston, a morning disk jockey, and Lloyd Worth Johnson, chief engineer of KAWA, a radio station serving Waco and Marlin. Johnston, at left, is titled "The Old Hoss", and Johnson is titled "Mr. Personality". They are both depicted standing together in the radio's station, smiling and facing forward. Both men have their name signed on the upper left and right hand corners.
Date:
[1953..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Name Card for Mrs. R. R Beville]
Card with the text "Mrs. R. R. Beville, Waco, Texas" printed to the right of an illustration above the text "Waco Commandery No. 10 K. T." The image is oval-shaped with a shining star at the top, above a fringed banner that has the text "in hoc signo vinces" with a skull-and-crossbonees and the freemasonry compass symbol; in the foreground of the image, there is a crown on laurel leaves with items leaning crosswise through the crown including a cross (left) and two decorative daggers (right).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead for Waco Electrical Supply Company]
Sheet of blank letterhead for the Waco Electrical Supply Company, listing company officers at the top and other business information below the logo, which has a winged angel holding an object in the center. A light blue border runs around the outer edge of the stationery, with illustrations of various household goods including (clockwise) a lightbulb, shaded lamp, toothbrush, Hampton Beach vacuum, desk or stove, plugged-in clock, ornate chandelier, toaster, fan, desk lamp, tureen, and iron.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Waco Electrical Supply Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History