[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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soldier]

Postcard of a soldier wearing a military uniform and hat. Handwritten text on the front of the photo says "121 - U.S. H.A." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "To my sweetheart Charlotte- Lots of love and kisses from yours. Hans."
Date: September 28, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. C.W. Bash from her brother, September 8, 1918]

Postcard sent to Mrs. C. W. Bash from her brother picturing a group of covered wagons in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back saying that he is feeling fine and that he wishes he was back in Kansas City, Kansas.
Date: September 8, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "A Company Street"]

Postcard of a street within Camp MacArthur. Tents line up on either side of the street with soldiers walking around. The postcard is address to Mrs. Belle Huggins from Sabula, Mo.
Date: September 29, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adam Smith to Margaret Smith - September 8, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Adam Smith to Margaret Smith - September 8, 1918]

Letter from Adam Oscar Smith to Margaret Elizabeth Smith in which Adam is asking Margaret how everyone is back home. He tells her he is doing well and hope they are all as well. He say he has not heard from their brother Mahlon since he left Texas and ask if she has heard from him.
Date: September 8, 1918
Creator: Smith, Adam Oscar
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edna Lillard to Joushua Lillard - September 17, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Edna Lillard to Joushua Lillard - September 17, 1918]

Letter from Edna Lillard to Joshua Lillard, her brother, discussing what Ripley, and William are doing, how Dick is living, and how many products they are selling a week. Edna wonders where she will go to school and informs Joshua about the rest of the family.
Date: September 17, 1918
Creator: Lillard, Edna
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lovers Leap Near Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two people standing on a large rock overlooking a ravine filled with trees and water with more trees and hills in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard is the text: "Lovers Leap near Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. Rogers Lester to his brother, September 28, 1917]

A Camp MacArthur postcard sent from Mr. Rogers Lester to his brother Mr. Henry J. Lester picturing a group of soldiers in a building and informing him that he arrived in Mexico.
Date: September 28, 1917
Creator: Lester, Rogers
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History