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Medical Corps of the Fifth Cavalry

Photograph of the Medical Corps of the Fifth Cavalry marching between Camp Marfa and Fort Clark. They are riding horses and traveling in wagons.
Date: 1919
Creator: Smithers, Frederick William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dance Card for The Story Book Ball] (open access)

[Dance Card for The Story Book Ball]

Dance Card with pencil from The Story Book Ball held on March 3, 1919 at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The dance was sponsored by the Merry Maids Musical Club. Names of dance partners are listed on the pages inside. Dances include the Foxtrot, Waltz and One Step.
Date: March 3, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Major James P. Yancy

Photograph of a portrait of Major James P. Yancy, commander of the 8th and 5th Cavalry. Yancy is standing with his hands behind his back and is in military uniform. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Major James P. Yancy, Commanding 8th & 5th Cavalry, Expedition into Mexico, August 19th - 24th, 1919. From Stacy C. Hinkle Files."
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Colonel George T. Langhorne and Major General Joseph T. Dickman]

Photograph of Colonel George T. Langhorne and Major General Joseph T. Dickman. They are standing outside a building. There are two chairs behind them. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photograph, Langhorne is commanding the 8th Cavalry and Military District, and Dickman is commanding So. Department. The photograph was taken at the Marfa United States Military Headquarters.
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Viscainos Family With Dead Sons]

Photograph of the Viscainos family. From left to right are Benito Viscainos and his two daughters Josefita and Lupe. The two boys lying are Benito and Augustin, Benito Viscainos' two sons who were killed when a plane crashed into the pond in which they were swimming. Their hands are folded on their chests and there are flowers surrounding their bodies.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History