Resource Type

Camp MacArthur Clothing Repair Shop

A glass slide of a clothing repair building at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: State National Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Alice Downs]

Portrait of Alice Downs (1848-1896), a woman with dark hair styled in ringlets, wearing a white dress with thin black stripes. She was the daughter of William W. Downs and Henrietta Downs. She first married John H. Farmer and later Colonel Robert B. Parrott. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Alice Downs, Mrs. Alice Farmer, Mrs Alice Parrott."
Date: unknown
Creator: Russel, S. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lt. John Kubitza Jr.]

Portrait of Lieutenant John Kubitza Jr. of Waco, Texas wearing a white Navy dress uniform and hat. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say "Was an Ensign at time of this picture," and "Now serving as meteorologist at Navy Weather Central, Washington D.C."
Date: November 26, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Couple]

Portrait of a couple standing together, the man wearing a suit and the woman wearing a light-colored dress. The man's right arm rests on a wicker chair.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Metropole Hotel]

Photograph of the Metropole Hotel on Franklin Avenue in Waco, Texas, showing the street corner entrance with two men standing on the corner and cars parked in the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Owl Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First English Lutheran Church Altar]

Photograph of an altar inside of a church. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "First English Lutheran Church, Waco, Christmas 1916."
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Samuel Wright and Mary Wright]

Photograph of the Reverend Samuel Pascal Wright sitting in a chair and reading a book by a fireplace, next to him is his wife, Mary Wyatt Harris Wright; according to the photograph the Methodist minister is the former president of the Waco Female College.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Woman]

Portrait of a woman with dark hair wearing a dark dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: Seguin & Cevor
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men at the Retail Managers Convention in 1922]

Photograph of men sitting in a room while attending the Retail Managers Convention of William Cameron & Company in Waco, Texas; all of the men are wearing suits and are following along in their programs as the speaker gives a presentation.
Date: [1922-04-17..1922-04-20]
Creator: Gildersleeve, F. A.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Addie Day]

Portrait of Addie Day as a baby wearing a white dress and sitting in a small chair. A handwritten note on the photo says "Addie Day - Aunt Mats child."
Date: unknown
Creator: Cassaday, W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Woman]

Portrait of a woman with short hair wearing a dark dress with a high collar.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Townley]

Portrait of William Townley, a man with a mustache wearing a suit and tie. A handwritten note on the photo identifies him as "V.M.I.'s father," and another handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wife to William, Mrs. B. Townley, Elm Mott, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fannie Mary Stauts in Graduation Regalia]

Photograph of a woman wearing a graduation cap and gown and holding a rolled diploma in her hands, standing outside of a house covered with ivy. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Fannie Mary Stauts, Aug. 1926, Day of graduation from Baylor U. B.A. Degree."
Date: August 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Bill Smith]

Portrait of Bill Smith, a man wearing a suit and leaning on an artificial tree stump. The photograph is from the Itschner estate.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cassaday, W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Young Women]

Portrait of three young women wearing dark dresses and standing together.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church]

Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Waco, Texas. A note on the photo identifies Reverend Heckmann as the pastor and N.E. Wiedemann as the architect for the building.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner)]

Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner) at 16 years old, wearing a white dress with a large bow in her hair.
Date: 1918
Creator: Maresh
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Observation Ward]

Photograph of a hospital ward with rows of beds on either side of the long building, and soldiers, some in uniforms and others in gowns, in the middle of the room. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Observation Ward, Camp McArthur."
Date: February 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Woman]

Portrait of a woman wearing a dark dress and holding a hat in her hands. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Kiker album, Erath Co., Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Woman]

Portrait of a woman wearing a dark dress with a white lace shawl wrapped around her head and shoulders.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Child with Cake]

Portrait of a child sitting on a small bench eating a cake with a single candle on top sitting next to him.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stauts
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Phil Blanchard at Camp MacArthur]

Photograph of Phil Blanchard wearing a military uniform and hat and standing in an open field. The photo was taken at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History