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[Photograph of a Military Grave Site]

Photograph of a military grave site. There are numerous crosses throughout the site and many flowers as well. Henry Clay, Jr. was buried here; the site is located in Koblenz, Germany.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 7, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 7, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family regarding his current status in England. He did not fly this day as it was a squadron holiday, but does comment on the poor conditions of his hotel living quarters.
Date: November 7, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr. and Eight Other Men]

Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr. and eight other men posing for a group picture. Five men are sitting and four are standing behind them. Clay is seated on the far left of the group and wearing a white tank top. Other soldier are seated on the hill behind this group and holding sticks.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Packed on a Ship]

Copy print of a photograph of a large number of soldiers on a ship traveling over the ocean. The back of the photo says they are "going overseas," towards Europe. A life boat is attached to the edge of the ship. There was not a lot of room left on the ship after all of the soldiers got on.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Father] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Father]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his father Henry Clay, Sr. regarding his trip over to England. He was over the ocean as he was writing this letter, and asked about how things were going back home. At the end he shares the possibility of him becoming a major by the end of the war.
Date: 1917?
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Henry R. Clay, Jr. in Uniform]

Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr. standing in his uniform. Clay was in camp at the time this picture was taken. The top left corner of the picture has been clipped off.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Pilots of Squadron 43 Royal Air Force]

Copy print of a photograph showing the men of Squadron 43 of the Royal Air Force. There are nineteen men in this photo, nine are sitting in chairs, two are lying down, and eight are standing in the back. According to the back of the picture, Henry Clay, Jr. is standing second middle from the right.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of DeGarmo in Uniform]

Copy print of a photograph of a soldier named DeGarmo in uniform. He is part of a larger group photograph, however, the view here is zoomed in to show him close up.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr. and Santa Maria]

Copy print of a photograph of Henry Clay, Jr. standing with Santa Maria next to a cobblestone path. Santa Maria is standing on the left and was from Squadron 54 of the Royal Air Force and Henry Clay, Jr. is standing on the right and was from Squadron 43 of the Royal Air Force. Both men are wearing their uniforms in this picture and holding a walking cane.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Four 148th Aero Squadron Pilots]

Photograph of four pilots from the 148th Aero Squadron. Henry Clay, Jr. is standing on the far right of the group. All of the men are wearing coats and hats with their hands in their pockets. The back of the photo lists the names of the men from left to right.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Signal Corps Pilots]

Group photograph of the Signal Corps, of which Henry Clay, Jr. was a member of. There are eight men in the picture and all of them are wearing their uniforms, Clay is fourth from the left. The text on the photo reads: "Photographic Bureau of the Signal Corps." Names of the men are listed on the back in order from left to right.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Alexander F. Matthews in Uniform]

Copy print of a portrait of Alexander F. Matthews in his uniform.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, September 28] (open access)

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, September 28]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning his time spent in Oxford, England. He has visited many old buildings and churches but must prepare for his test on Vickers machine guns the next day.
Date: 1917?-09-28
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Aboard Ship]

Copy print of a photograph of a group of soldiers wearing life jackets while aboard ship. The description on the back of the photo says that they were "aboard ship going overseas." The men are hanging around one of the ship's large guns.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, April 28, 1917]

Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home in Texas regarding his current trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Clay does not say anything of great importance in this letter but was recovering from his recent sea-sickness.
Date: April 28, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 1, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 1, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home mostly concerning his distaste for the living conditions in England, as well as his poor flight instructor. At the end of his letter he mentions that he will be changing addresses again.
Date: November 1, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-Up Photograph of a Soldier]

Copy print of a photograph of a soldier in uniform and a part of a larger group photograph. According to the photo this soldier's name is Mooney.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 27 & 28, 1917] (open access)

[Two Letters from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 27 & 28, 1917]

Two letters from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother and family. The first letter primarily concerns his living situation in Stamford, England along with a short discussion about his first real flight time. In the second letter Clay primarily talks about a rain-filled day and reading, along with him and his friend DeGarmo eating peanut butter.
Date: October 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History