Resource Type

[Photograph of the Grave Marker of Edgar Leflar]

Photograph of the grave marker of Edgar Leflar (1893-1918). He died at Camp Travis in Bexar County, Texas. He was buried at White Chapel Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas. His epitaph reads "In grateful remembrance of a brave soldier who gave his life for his country."
Date: [1893-10-22..1918-02-13]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fort Riley Maneuvers Camp]

Photograph of soldiers setting up a camp of tents in an open field. Text on the photo says "Texas National Guards making camp, Ft. Riley Maneuvers."
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Along Machine Gun Trench]

Photograph of soldiers along machine gun trench in Camp MacArthur. Four soldiers are seen standing to the left of a mound of soil with handwritten text identify it as the machine gun trench.
Date: 1914~/1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Cameron Park]

Photograph of a group of soldiers in Cameron Park in Waco, Texas. Two of the soldiers can be seen sitting on outdoor parallel bars. The soldiers are positioned in front of a wooded area of the park. Handwritten text on the back identifies the WWI soldiers as Dan Ohern, George Fellers, George Jorgenson and Mirt Andrews .
Date: 1914~/1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Lovers Leap]

Photograph of soldiers on Lovers Leap in Cameron Park. Six soldiers are seen sitting or standing near the edge of Lovers Leap that looks over the Brazos River. The river and landscape of Cameron Park are noticeable to the left of the photo. Handwritten text on the front locates where Lovers Leap is as well as the Brazos River.
Date: 1914~/1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Military Band]

Photograph of a group of men at Camp MacArthur most of whom are holding instruments. The text on the back reads: "World War I - Charley Huggins - Killed. Cliff's brother"
Date: 1916~
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Roommates Just Before Inspection]

Photograph of four men in army uniforms, standing outside a building, preparing for inspection. Two brush their hair, another holds a mirror, and the last adjusts his cuffs.
Date: 1917
Creator: Lollar
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of men with rifles in a field, along with a photo of General Haan, acting commander of Camp MacArthur. Text on the photo says "Gildersleeve's Views of Camp MacArthur."
Date: 1917
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

Photograph of the interior of the mess hall at Camp MacArthur, with long tables on either side of the narrow room, and some soldiers at the far end. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mess Hall, Co. A 1st Wis. Inf., Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."
Date: [1917..1918]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. J.E. Cooke Outside House]

Photograph of Dr. J.E. Cooke wearing a military uniform, holding a medical bag and hat, and standing at the front steps of a house in Mart, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that it is from the Stauts estate of Waco.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas]

Scrapbook page with twelve photographs of personnel and miscellaneous activities at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. Included are photographs of a cot inspection, regimental parade, and several men in military uniforms.
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Soldier from Camp MacArthur]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier from Camp MacArthur, Waco. He is in a military jacket with a long collar, and has short, combed hair.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Lawrence, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Soldier in Uniform]

Photograph of a solider in uniform standing at attention. There is a fence and tree visible behind him. He looks off to the side.
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Soldier in Uniform]

Photograph of a solider in uniform standing at attention, looking off to the side. There is a fence and tree visible behind him.
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Soldier in Uniform]

Photograph of a solider in uniform standing at attention. There is a fence and tree visible behind him.
Date: 1917~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers Pretending to Fight]

Photograph of two soldiers in uniform, pretending to fight. The one on the left has his fists up, and the other holds one of them in his hand.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
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

[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
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

[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

[Photograph of Soldier on Cot]

Photograph of soldiers reclining and sitting on cots at Camp MacArthur, with rows of tents in the background.
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Evans, Sr. at Camp Bowie]

Photograph of Robert Warren Evans, Sr., standing at Camp Bowie in his military uniform. He is holding a rifle upright in front his body. Behind him is a row of pitched army tents and a fellow soldiers.
Date: December 2, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Stricklin and Friend]

Photograph of Herman Stricklin and a friend during World War I. Stricklin sits on the ground, and his friend sits on his shoulders. Stricklin's hat is placed to the left. Bushes or trees can be seen in the background. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History