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[Postcard to Mrs. Beth DeBusk, May 13, 1918]

Postcard of Camp MacArthur sent to Mrs. DeBusk, Beth and Boby about his stay in Waco. It shows Section E at the camp.
Date: May 13, 1918
Creator: DeBusk, Beth
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 13, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 13, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother back home regarding the recent letter that he received from her and his flying training that he will soon be starting. Part of his letter also concerns the well-being of others back home and the recent "discord in the family."
Date: October 13, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 13, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 13, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning a recent crash he had while flying. Most of the letter is a summary of the incident but the end of the letter he says that he hopes to finish his thirty flight hours by Christmas.
Date: December 13, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, November 13, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, November 13, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother on her birthday. Most of the first page is dedicated to his love for her but Clay returns to talking about his flight training. Clay ends by addressing the letter that his mom had sent two months earlier in which she talked about a nightmare she had.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 13, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 13, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his parents concerning his status in England. Clay mentions that he is "fed up" with the army system since his pay got cut even further. Part of his letter pertains to his mother getting out and seeing a picture show.
Date: February 13, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family Back Home, January 13, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family Back Home, January 13, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home regarding his daily activities in Wye, England. In his letter he talks about different types of airplanes they are around and notes that he saw a Bristol fighter land on a previous day.
Date: January 13, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 130] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 130]

Document outlining the trial of Capt. Stewart D. Tiffany on charges of absence from unit formation and breaking influenza quarantine, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: June 13, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chaplain J. E. Doherty to Miss Shafford, October 13, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Chaplain J. E. Doherty to Miss Shafford, October 13, 1918]

Letter from Chaplain J. E. Doherty to Miss Shafford, October 13, 1918. In the letter, Doherty is inquiring about their friend in the war and their well-being. Writteno on the envelope reads "Letter, 1918, With U.S. Flag On it, Concerning the well-being of a friend of Miss Shafford in World War".
Date: October 13, 1918
Creator: Doherty, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 13, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 13, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing he bad food at the mess hall, writing discharge papers, and being discharged before Christmas. He asks about what New York was like when it was announced the war was over. He asks Emma to tell him how his fathers health is.
Date: November 13, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 13, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 13, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussin how he will write discharge papers, short details about his day, and how he wants to receive more letters from Emma.
Date: November 13, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Decorative Fencing Around Flagpole]

Photograph of the decorative, three-sided iron fencing around a flagpole at a school in Waco. The fence includes a large emblem for the "Key Club" that dedicated flagpole shaped as a "K" in a circle, crossed with a vertical skeleton key. The other sides of the fence have decorative curlicues and the base of the flagpole and a trashcan are visible behind the fence. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date: August 13, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Base of Waco School Flagpole]

Photograph of the base of a flagpole at Waco High School, which is a white pole set in a pyramidal concrete block on a concrete slab surrounded by grass. A decorative metal fence is visible around the left, right, and back sides of the pole, and is leaning inward. A structure is partially visible in the background of the right side of the image. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date: August 13, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flagpole Viewed from North]

Photograph of a white flagpole, surrounded by low, decorative fencing at Waco High School, looking south. The flagpole is surrounded by a lawn and, in the background, part of a school building is visible at left, as well as a tree with a bench under it, and a mechanical structure at right. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date: August 13, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flagpole Viewed from South]

Photograph of a flagpole at Waco High School, looking north toward school buildings, visible in the background. The flagpole is painted white and has a low, decorative metal fence around it on three sides, with a trash can at the open end, at right. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date: August 13, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History