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[107th Engineer Battalion, Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the 107th Engineer Battalion in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. They march in file down a grass road, led by horses between encampments in the military installation. The back of the postcard contains a list of ingredients.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Appells and Lastingers at the Cotton Palace]

Postcard of John Appell, Carlos Lastinger, Johnnie Bell Boyett, Ruth Appell, and Beverly Lastinger at the Texas Cotton Palace in 1912. All five people are seated. Johnnie, Ruth, and Beverly wear wide-brimmed hats in the back seats.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[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

[Camp MacArthur Cabins]

Postcard of cabins at Camp MacArthur, visible at left along a dirt road with soldiers in uniform marching parallel into the background. Smaller camps are at the right of the dirt road. A note on the picture points to the right margin of the postcard, noting the location of the photograph is "in front of my home." A note on the back states "this picture was taken in front of my home".
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, F.
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 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

[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

[Covered Wagons and Horses at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard displaying a long line of several covered wagons and horses along a dirt road. The postcard is captioned "Ready for Review".
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Encampments at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of Section C in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. Several wooden buildings, a wooden shed, and power poles are visible along a horizontal dirt road. Another path, perpendicular to the horizontal road, carries a column of horses. Smaller encampments, short tent-like buildings are visible at left.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Family on a Porch]

Postcard of a family sitting on a wooden porch. From left to right is a man in a white shirt, a woman in a white dress, a man in a suit and tie, and two other women with white dresses. The postcard appears to be addressed to a "Bell, Alexander".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Visitors to the Waco Cotton Palace]

Postcard of five visitors sitting in a car and posing for a photograph in the Waco Cotton Palace. The car is placed in front of a decorative background, and a sign hands from one of the car's seats, reading "Seeing Cotton Palace, Waco, 1910."
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
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

[Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle]

Postcard of the quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston. At center right is a large stone clock tower, with a shorter water tower to its left. Small buildings with red roofs are along the bottom of the bell tower. At bottom left is a rectangular reflecting pool with a patch of plants in the center and a shaded bench to its left. Details about the quadrangle are written as notes on the other side of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[French Officers at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of French military officers outside tents in Camp MacArthur, Waco. At center, with a white hat, is a French major; he is surrounded by two captains. The captains are flanked on either side by lieutenants, and the remaining officers are sergeants.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Halloween Postcard to John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Postcard at Halloween addressed to John Todd Willis, Jr., from Charles & Jimmy Kendrick, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Schuetz in a Buggy]

Photograph of Herman W. Schuetz on a buggy with a horse, parked in front of a large wooden building. The back of the postcard image gives Schuetz's name, indicating he was a "McLennan Co, Texas resident".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Karem Temple Railroad Car]

Postcard of a railroad car owned by the Karem Temple, a freemason association in Waco, Texas. A picture of camels in the desert is depicted on the center of the railroad car, with a pair of crossed flags to the left of it and a Freemason fez at right. Other illustrations are at the very left and very right of the car.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Magnolia Petroleum Building Pegasus]

Postcard of the neon red Pegasus sign atop the Magnolia Building in Dallas, Texas. The rotating sign is placed on a metal structure at the topmost point of the structure.
Date: [1934..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a World War I Soldier]

Postcard of a World War I soldier, dressed in a military uniform with a hat. He stands in front of a painted background and looks to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Manley Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Aunt "Sis" Harthcock]

Postcard of Aunt "Sis" Harthcock, dressed in a dark-colored coat. Hr hair is pulled back and she looks forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Edward J. Soukup, First Communion]

Postcard of Edward J. Soukup (1950–2015) of West, Texas, on the day of his First Communion. He is dressed in a suit and tie with a flower brooch in his lapel, a commemorative banner around his right sleeve, and black rosary beads hung around his right wrist. He holds a small pocket book with the words "COME MY JESUS" on the front. He poses next to a wooden table, upon which a long candle, lit and decorated with symbols of Communion, is placed on a candle holder, A paper is pinned to the table, reading "Remembrance of First Holy Communion" on the front with details of the sacrament and an image of Jesus giving communion to a kneeling person while surrounded by angels.
Date: April 20, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Katie Lou's Daughter]

Postcard of Katie Lou's infant daughter strapped in a stroller with a white gown and bonnet. She faces the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heilmann Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Merle and Cotton Bryan]

Postcard of Merle and Cotton Bryan, both sitting on a bench next to each other and holding hands.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History