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[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 11, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 11, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing the end of the war, newly drafted men, the fair that was occurring and the movie he saw. Mac's father has died and he was sent home on furlough. he asks Emma to write him everyday. In he postscript he talks about am buttons for his coat.
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 11, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 11, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing updates from Washington regarding his discharge. Married men will be discharged but no personnel men will be. The mail was sent to another company and there will be a party in the evening where Hector hope to speak with the Captain regarding discharge.
Date: December 11, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 11, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 11, 1945]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing two books he has been reading and thanking her for what she recently sent him.
Date: May 11, 1945
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - March 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - March 11, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the photograph of Sharon, the poem, and letter he received from her recently.
Date: March 11, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth Street, Waco]

Postcard of Fourth Street in Waco, Texas, lined with tall buildings on both sides. Cars are parked along the curbs of the road, and a streetcar line runs through the center of the road with wires overhead. A large hotel is visible at left with a large advert reading "HOTEL METROPOLE", and below that is a sign for a tailor. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks and between the cars.
Date: 1917-10-11~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from M. M. Schiller to Miss Mattie Bele - January 11, 1947]

Postcard from an Mitha[?] M. Schiller to Miss Mattie Bele of Fayetteville, Arkansas, thanking the correspondent for a map card and addressing recent icy weather and pictures the writer had taken. The front of the post card depicts a cotton compress factory in Taylor, Texas.
Date: January 11, 1947
Creator: Schiller, Mitha M.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of automobiles driving on a dirt road between rows of buildings at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Alma Blank in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and says "Dear Friend - Received your letter and was very glad to hear from you. We have to go out on the shooting on the range. It is raining here a little tonight. Please send me your address when you go to Waupun. Will write a letter later. Billy."
Date: [1917-10-11,1917-11-29]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soldiers Washing Dishes]

Postcard of soldiers standing around a wash bucket holding dishes, with a long building in the background, and a note that says "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to F. P. Hansen in Thornton, Idaho and says "Dear Mother, Here is a picture of some of us boys washing our dishes. Where you see the x, that is me. It isn't very plain but that is me anyway. Show this to the folks so they can see how we hafto wash our own dishes in camp. Eugene."
Date: [1917-10-11,1918-04-14]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp MacArthur Junkyard]

Photograph of the junkyard at Camp MacArthur. Many trash items are scattered haphazardly in piles and stacks; most prominent at center is a heap of used oil lamps, next to bunches of wooden crates and containers. At left are long rows of pipes and piles of ceramic-like cylinders. Behind these remain further piles of pillows and pipes. A paper attached to the bottom of the photograph describes the junkyard's operation.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History