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[Artillery at Mounted Drill, Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of artillery at a mounted drill exercise at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Artillery batteries on wheels are pulled by horses mounted by soldiers, riding on a plain dirt field and picking up dust behind them. Other cavalry riders follow.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
Mann, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company B Football Team, 127th Infantry Regiment]
Postcard of a football team from the 127th Infantry Regiment, Company B. They mostly wear light-colored striped shirts, standing in two rows. A man at center, along the bottom row, holds a ball; a goalie with a dark shirt is seated at second from right with a helmet. One of the seated men, first from left, holds a white dog. The men stand in front of the encampments at Camp MacArthur.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company Street, Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of a company street at Camp MacArthur, with encampments alongside a dirt road. Two buildings are specified in pen: a bath house, a low rectangular building at center left, and a space between two camps at right, which shows where the stove is.
Date:
1918-03-15/1918-10-20
Creator:
Mann, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Waco Suspension Bridge During a Brazos River Flood]
Postcard depicting a flood on the Brazos River, with the Waco Suspension Bridge in the background. The floodwaters nearly reach the bridge's deck and lap onto its side. Multiple buildings are visible on the left side of the river.
Date:
1913
Creator:
McCall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flood Damage in East Waco]
Postcard of a flood and damage on Elm Street in East Waco. The floodwater appears to be knee-high, and houses are upturned and pushed aside, with fences felled, power lines tipping, and debris floating in the water. A carriage pulled by a horse pulls a handful of people eastwards, towards the photographer. Numerous intact buildings are behind the damaged structures, and in the far background, the silhouette of the ALICO building is visible.
Date:
1913
Creator:
McCall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sawing Wood for the Cook, Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of soldiers sawing logs of wood on a saw horse. Two workers hold a bow saw, while another holds it down on the saw horse. To the left are piles of uncut wood.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp MacArthur, 32nd Division Headquarters]
Postcard of the 32nd Division headquarters at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Structures visible along the dirt road are triangular, tent-like buildings with power poles and signs nearby. A large thermometer, possibly indicating the amount of liberty bonds purchased, is at center left. Cars are parked besides the road at right.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company K, 128th Infantry Regiment, Exercising]
Postcard of Company K of the 128th Infantry Regiment exercising at Camp MacArthur, Waco. The uniformed soldiers stand in lines and practice with their rifles. A sergeant at far right oversees the exercises.
Date:
1918~
Creator:
Mann, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to E. D. Merrill - August 6, 1911]
Postcard to E. D. Merrill in Big Spring discussing visiting an unspecified female friend. The front of the postcard portraits a lively scene with two men dancing with each other, a band of musicians with two fiddlers and a guitarist (identified as Paul), another crowd of men watching from behind the musicians, and a woman holding a baby (Nellie holding Henley).
Date:
August 6, 1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History