Resource Type

[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

[Portrait of Wallace Carvell in Uniform]

Postcard of Wallace Carvell, a World War I soldier, in uniform. He stands straight with his chin raised in front of an Alamo backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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

[Postcard from Arthur to Helen M. Noyes - August 22, 1918]

Letter from a soldier named Arthur to Helen M. Noyes of Burlington, Vermont, discussing his menial daily life at Camp MacArthur, Waco. He expresses support for her and suggests that she find a specific type of job. The front of the postcard depicts soldiers walk along a road along cabins in Camp MacArthur.
Date: August 22, 1918
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

[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

[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

[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

[Postcard of a World War I Armored Car]

Postcard of of a World War I armored car with three soldiers. The background of the photograph has been colored. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard reads: "Hello, There. Am feeling fine. like it quite well out here. Will send you my address here it is. Camp Head Quarters Recruit 7th Division Camp McArthur Waco Texas. Goodby." The card is addressed to Jessie Hacker from Thomas W., a Camp Macarthur soldier.
Date: May 26, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Y. M. C. A. Building at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the Y. M. C. A. building in Camp MacArthur, a military training camp for World War I in Waco. The large, green building is located next to a dirt road.
Date: 191X
Creator: C. T. American Art
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Exercising in Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of soldiers exercising at Camp MacArthur, visible along the bottom of the photograph. Other portions of the camp are located along the background, including buildings, dirt roads, and other soldiers.
Date: 1918?
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

[A Rodeo in Camp MacArthur #1]

Postcard depicting a rodeo event occurring in Camp MacArthur at Waco, Texas. Soldiers, most wearing hats, gather around a pen and watch two blurred figures on horses ride around.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Rodeo in Camp MacArthur #2]

Postcard depicting a rodeo event occurring in Camp MacArthur at Waco, Texas. Soldiers, most wearing hats, watch a man trying to hold onto a bucking white house in a pen bounded by wooden fences.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[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

[Postcard Sent to W. G. Lobb - December 1918]

Postcard sent to W. G. Lobb in Atwood, Illinois containing greetings and well wishes. The front of the postcard features an image of soldiers gathered around a boiling pot with plates and cups in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: 1918-12-XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp MacArthur Soldiers with Instruments]

Postcard of soldiers gathered together holding instruments like guitars, horns, and little accordions at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A small, ornamented Christmas tree is visible at far left.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Fogel Carpenter]

Postcard addressed from a writer in Camp MacArthur to Fogel Carpenter, describing a tournament and reading Literary Digest. The front of the postcard depicts the #95 Y.M.C.A library room at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Multiple young men are in military uniforms, sitting on tables with books and pamphlets in their hands and posing as if they were reading. Bookshelves are lined on the right wall, below portraits and pennants.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from B. to J. C. K. Poore - May 24, 1918]

Postcard sent from a soldier named "B." in Camp MacArthur, Waco, to J. C. K. Poore in Colebrook, New Hampshire, describing the scene depicted on front of the postcard and expresses uncertainty about how much longer he has to stay .The front of the postcard depicts a field artillery range in Camp MacArthur with artillery batteries laid out at center left next to a large encampment with large patches of bushes along the grass plain.
Date: May 24, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas]

Postcard of First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas. The image is a side view of the church and taken from the opposite street. There is handwritten text on the back from George A. Rooker from the 60th Squadron Aviation Camp in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "A Company Street"]

Postcard of a street within Camp MacArthur. Tents line up on either side of the street with soldiers walking around. The postcard is address to Mrs. Belle Huggins from Sabula, Mo.
Date: September 29, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History