Resource Type

[Aubrey Christian Church on Main Street North]

Photograph of a group of adults and children posing in front of a frame church building.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children By Pond]

Photograph of five children sitting at the edge of a pond. Trees, buildings, and a fence are visible behind them.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fireworks at the Denton County Courthouse Celebrating the End of World War I

Fireworks at the Denton County Courthouse celebrating the end of World War I.
Date: 1918~
Creator: Jones Photographic Studios of America. Studio No. 1, Denton, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of Denton boarding house]

Photograph of a Boarding House used by students near the North Texas State Normal College campus. It appears to have two wings and three chimneys. At the bottom of the print is part of a written note that reads "Where some of us".
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lee Preston and Wilton Cook in Uniform

Lee Preston and Wilton Cook stand center frame in uniform in a field with lots of trees. Both men studied in the Army Training Corps while attending the North Texas Normal College.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee Preston in Uniform

Lee Preston, in uniform, standing between two unidentified boys in front of a white building. We believe this photograph was taken sometime around 1918-1919 because Lee studied in the Army Training Corps while at the North Texas State College.
Date: [1918,1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Normal College Band

Photograph of te North Texas State Normal College, Normal College Band, 1918-19. Men and women holding musical instruments and standing on stairs in front of brick building. Julia Smith, composer of the alma mater, stands to the left of the drum, holding a saxophone.
Date: [1918..1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Outside Christian Church]

Photograph of five men and five women posing in front of a frame church building in Aubrey, Texas. The women are identified as Lillie Coffey, Annie Mullins, Martha Hodge Mullins, and Mary MacIntosh.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Denton and Camp Bowie Scenes]

Scrapbook page with seven photographs depicting scenes of people in Denton, Camp Bowie, and Dallas. The first column includes photos of Vernon Castle's airplane, a group of women standing around the Red Cross bull, and the Denton Bagpipers marching at courthouse square in Denton, Texas. The second column includes photos of Bowie, Texas: "Guard mount at Bowie" and "Company Street, Co 'H', 144 U.S. Inf." The third column includes photos of Joe Gurley and a group of uniformed band members in Dallas.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Denton and Various People]

Scrapbook page with ten photographs depicting Denton and several individuals. The first column includes a portrait of Louise Vautrin and two photographs of people in water, with captions: "Rowing in the Scow," and "Minnie and I." The second column includes a photo of Q.M. Ross ("a good scout") and a band playing in a field at Bowie. The third column includes a photo of children and a dog in the snow and Mrs. Browder ("Walker's mama"). The fourth column includes a portrait of Henrietta Durham, a house located at 71 North Locust Street in Denton, and another photo of people in water.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Denton, Camp Bowie, and Dallas]

Scrapbook page with nine photographs depicting people and scenes of Denton, Dallas, and Camp Bowie. The first column includes photos of "The Admiral" standing with a dog near a small American flag, and a woman named Julie standing outside of a house ("Mrs. Steele's"). The second column includes photos of a large group of people going to the Dallas Fair, another group of people crowding Locust Street in Denton during a parade, two men sitting on a donkey ("Ford on the Border"), and Corporal Spearing. The third column includes photos of a woman named Madge sitting on a motorcycle, women from the College of Industrial Arts wearing graduation caps and marching in Denton, a plane flying over Camp Bowie, and Sadis Whitfield standing outside of a house.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Courthouse Square Parade]

Scrapbook page with nine photographs depicting a parade at courthouse square in Denton, Texas. The first column includes a photos of Sergeant Meakin ("some talker") and Company M marching in the parade. The second column includes photos of a large group of people crowding Locust Street during the parade, "Mrs. Browder and Rene" standing outside of a home, a view of Locust Street from the Denton Courthouse, and Corporal Spearing. The third column includes people swimming in a pool in Hoffman's, Denton, people marching with the Denton Service Flag, and C.I.A. Girls marching on Locust Street.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Scenes]

Scrapbook page with eight photographs depicting scenes of Denton, Texas. The first column includes photos of Company M of the 145th U.S. Infantry marching on Locust Street, a group of soldiers, women, and children standing on the street during the Liberty Loan Parade, and a view of the College of Industrial Arts from the Denton Courthouse. The second column includes photos of a bedroom in Denton, a corporal ("Another R.F.C."), and people swimming in a pool. The third column includes photos of A woman named Rene holding a baby ("Harriet Sue") and Lieutenant Walker M. Jagoe.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Denton, Texas Scenes]

Scrapbook page with six photographs depicting scenes of Denton, Texas. The first row contains two pictures of a house located at 71 North Locust Street. The second row includes two photos of Denton taken from the College of Industrial Arts. The third row includes a photo of a man, "My Doughboy - Ford," and a front lawn with a dog standing in the grass.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes]

Scrapbook page with eleven photographs depicting military scenes. The first column includes photos of a plane in a field surrounded with people and Company M of 145 U.S.A. standing at attention. The second column includes photos of RFC barracks at Fort Worth, Corporal Spearing (RFC), and Cherry Dean Waters. The third column includes photos of Corporal Speaking sitting in an airplane, Julie and Corporal Ralston at the Liberty Loan Parade in Denton, a C.I.A. student, and Reta Mae Taylor. The fourth column includes a photo of "Guard Mount at Camp Bowie" and a woman sitting on the edge of a pool with the caption "How awful!"
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes]

Scrapbook page with seven photographs depicting military scenes. The first column includes a photo of a road to Sanger, Texas, an airplane at Love Field, and people crowding a street at the 1918 Liberty Loan Parade in Denton, Texas. The second column includes a photo of an RFC soldier and another soldier named Ford. The third column includes a photo of the Guard Mount at Camp Bowie and Corporal Ford and Jule in 1912.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: People, Homes, and Military Scenes]

Scrapbook page with nine photographs depicting people, homes, and military scenes. The first row includes photos of Mrs. Browder's house; Gladys Flanagan, Mrs. Flanagan, and June Findley standing together; "Madge Tummins - a Nut"; and pigs in a backyard ("Mr. Browder's Porkers"). The second row includes photos of Corporal Sydee Rene and Corporal Ralsten with a woman, lines of soldiers pitching tents, "2 H.B.E.s Jule and Ruth," Company M of the 145 U.S. Infantry marching in Denton, and Ford's tend at Camp Bowie.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: RFC Women and the College of Industrial Arts]

Scrapbook page with seven photographs depicting RFC Women and the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas. The first row consists of four pictures of individual women wearing military uniforms and holding a long stick, captioned, "Julie as an R.F.C., also Faye, and Rene, and Mrs. Browder." The second row includes photos of the campus of the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas, two women named Ruth, and Brackenridge Hall and Methodist Dormitory.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Student Army Training Corps

North Texas State Normal College, Student Army Training Corps, 1918-1919. Men in uniforms standing on risers
Date: [1918..1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Men in Uniform with Two Women on Park Bench

Lee Preston, sitting, and Wilton Cook, standing, with two unidentified young women in snapshot at one of the university campuses in Denton, Texas. Both men studied in the Army Training Corps while attending the North Texas Normal College.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilton Cook and Lee Preston sitting on a fence]

Wilton Cook (left) and Lee Preston (right) are sitting on a wooden fence. Both men studied in the Army Training Corps at North Texas Normal College (now UNT). There are other photographs of the two men in our collection
Date: [1918,1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Goin in Powledge Store, January 17, 1918]

Photograph of three men and a boy posing in a store containing a variety of products displayed on shelves, in glass-topped display cases, and hanging from railings. Jim Goin stands behind the counter wearing a tie.
Date: January 17, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House With Storm Debris, 1918]

Photograph of a frame house with brick debris on the roof and in the yard. In the foreground, textiles dry on a clothesline. In the background, a woman stands beyond the corner of the house. Built before 1885, this house was the home of Wood Goin in the early twentieth century. A tornado had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 14, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Street after the Tornado, 1918]

Photograph of buildings damaged by a tornado. The destroyed structure was the carriage building for Grey's Furniture and the undertaker. It has been turned upside down by a tornado that had touched Aubrey and many other North Texas communities on the evening of April 14, 1918.
Date: April 14, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History