Postcard of a dirt road at Camp MacArthur with a row of barracks on the right and a grouping of tents on the left and rows of telephone poles on both sides. A man is standing in front of a barrack on the right, another man is riding a tractor down the dirt road, and there is a small group of men on the left side and some trees in the background. Written on the front of the postcard is the text: "125-126. U. S. Inf'try Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas. F. Mann. © 10-11-17."

Postcard of a mess hall at Camp MacArthur with two long rows of benches and tables set with dishes and napkins; garlands and branches are hanging from the rafters in the ceiling and there are two American flags displayed on the wall on the left side and one hanging from the rafters (center). A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "19 XMAS. 17. G: M."

Postcard of a dirt road lined with tents on both sides and a group of five soldiers in uniform and hats on the right and two soldiers standing on the left; there are other soldiers, houses, and telephone poles in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "No. 1. A Company Street. Camp MacArthur, Waco Texas. © F. Mann. 10/20/17."

Postcard of a color image of the Hotel Watt in Waco with several people standing on the street in the foreground and clouds in the sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Hotel Watt, Waco, Texas."

Postcard of the Brazos River with various vegetation and rock formations along the river bed. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Brazos River. Near Camp MacArthur in Waco Texas. © F. Mann 10-11-17."

Letter to Alma Hiller from her little cousin, "Hef", who writes about what it's like for him at Camp MacArthur, a military training base in Waco, Texas. The letter also discusses other family members, including a newborn baby in the family. The stationery letterhead has on its left and right side, respectively, an American flag image and a symbol that consists of a triangle within a circle, and it reads, "National War Work Council, Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Associations, 'with the colors'".

Postcard of Brahman-Durham cow in a corral at McFaddin ranch with other cattle in pens in the background. "Oct 1917" is written on the front of the postcard.

List of firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of October 1917. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.

Postcard of a color image of a water filtering plant, which consists of three red brick buildings, a water tower, and a smoke stack, with a horse-drawn carriage on the driveway in the foreground and trees and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco's New $300,000 Filtering Plant, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.

Photograph of Brahman cattle spread-out grazing in pasture at Round-Up McFaddin Ranch with cowhands on horseback in the background.

Postcard of cowhand D. L. Phelps with Brahman cattle and other cowhands and cattle are in the background. "D. L. Phelps in center Oct 1917" written on front of postcard.

Photograph of the McClesky No. 1, a wooden derrick, gushing oil. Several men are visible in the foreground running to the left of the image.

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard discussing the informality of the request for permission dates for consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth districts. It is mentioned that the consolidation has been discussed the management of the company, but no formal permission has been given. The consolidation was not approved by the General Committee of the Firemen's Organization until the last meeting in Dallas during spring of 1917.

Letter from A. M. Hilliard to M. O. Laisure thanking Laisure for information.

Letter to M. O. Laisure asking for immediate response with the dates of permission to consolidate the eleventh and twelfth districts.

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey (c.c. to R. O. Calloway) acknowledging receipt of a letter from July 6, and reminding Ramey that the referendum vote taken by the twelfth seniority district was unanimous to not consolidate the eleventh and twelfth districts. The chairman states that the matter has been passed on to the General Grievance Committee.

Photograph of three unidentified men, members of the Palm family, standing and sitting on boulders on the side of a small body of water with large boulders in the background. One of the men is standing leaning against a boulder on the left and the other two are sitting on two smaller boulders on the right. The photograph was taken during a family trip to Blue Springs.

Photograph of an unidentified woman (possibly Mathew Palm's wife) wearing a light-colored dress and hat posing balancing between two large boulders with trees and vegetation in the background and more boulders in the foreground.

Letter from G. H. Ramey to M. O. Laisure acknowledging the receipt of a letter from July 2nd, and mentions that the referendum vote of the twelfth district against consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth district is enclosed.

Letter to The General Grievance Committee discussing the opposition of the consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts, requesting that a former vote from November 1915 be withdrawn.

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey discussing a lodge (Lodge No. 572) that no longer desires to consolidate the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts. It is stated that the lodge does not have the authority to reverse an action taken by a referendum vote, but also calls for a vote to be retaken within said lodge. The letter also suggests the preparation of a petition if the recipient wants the concerns of the lodge to be taken into consideration.

Photograph of Catherine, a woman wearing a light-colored dress and a bow in her hair, holding Cumbie, a baby wearing a light-colored gown, on her lap; behind them a chair and a piano are visible in the background.

Photograph of Catherine wearing a light-colored dress and a bow in her hair sitting on the carpet holding Cumbie, a baby wearing a light-colored gown, in her lap; behind them a chair and a piano are visible in the background.

Photograph of Catherine wearing a dark dress and coat standing outside in a field holding her baby Cumbie, who is wearing a light-colored coat and hat; behind them two horses are visible in the pasture in the background.