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Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010

Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date: March 23, 1918
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Division Headquarters at Camp MacArthur Postcard]

Postcard of Camp MacArthur with tents on the right side, division headquarters in the back (center), and houses and cars on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Division Headquarters. Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: May 11, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lovers Leap Near Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two people standing on a large rock overlooking a ravine filled with trees and water with more trees and hills in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard is the text: "Lovers Leap near Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Section G at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a line of automobiles driving on a road at Camp MacArthur with trees and telephone poles on the left side and barracks on the right side; there are people and more trees and telephone poles visible in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Section 'G'. Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 14, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1918 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1918

List of firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of January 1918. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 10, 1918
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, March 1918 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, March 1918

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of March 1918. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: March 31, 1918
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1918 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1918

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of July 1918. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, December 1918 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, December 1918

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of December 1918. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: December 20, 1918
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 3, February 1918 (open access)

Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 3, February 1918

Monthly publication written by pastor Bob Shuler, providing personal anecdotes and opinions about topics related to living according to the Methodist faith, particularly support for the Prohibition.
Date: February 1918
Creator: Shuler, Robert P. (Robert Pierce), 1880-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 11, October 1918 (open access)

Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 11, October 1918

Monthly publication written by pastor Bob Shuler, providing personal anecdotes and opinions about topics related to living according to the Methodist faith, particularly support for the Prohibition.
Date: October 1918
Creator: Shuler, Robert P. (Robert Pierce), 1880-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 12, November 1918 (open access)

Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 12, November 1918

Monthly publication written by pastor Bob Shuler, providing personal anecdotes and opinions about topics related to living according to the Methodist faith, particularly support for the Prohibition. This issue includes an insert titled "Important Notice" explaining why Shuler plans to temporarily suspend publication.
Date: November 1918
Creator: Shuler, Robert P. (Robert Pierce), 1880-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 3, Number 1, December 1918 (open access)

Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 3, Number 1, December 1918

Monthly publication written by pastor Bob Shuler, providing personal anecdotes and opinions about topics related to living according to the Methodist faith, particularly support for the Prohibition.
Date: December 1918
Creator: Shuler, Robert P. (Robert Pierce), 1880-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Set from Fred M. Williams to Mrs. Herbert A. Towns, 1918] (open access)

[Postcard Set from Fred M. Williams to Mrs. Herbert A. Towns, 1918]

Postcard set from Fred M. Williams to Mrs. Herbert A. Towns that is packed with photo cards showing scenes from Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. The cover of the envelope has an image of the Statue of Liberty to the left and is titled, "Souvenir Folder".
Date: 1918
Creator: Williams, Fred M.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene Fire Department, Groene]

Photograph of the men of the Abilene Fire Department. The men are wearing variations of uniforms and appear to be a range of different ages. Half of the men are standing in a row and the other half are seated in a row in front.
Date: February 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[S. B. Burk Burnett in Tie]

Photograph of S. B. Burk Burnett wearing glasses, coat, and tie against a dark background.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Railroad Firemen Seniority List] (open access)

[Handwritten Railroad Firemen Seniority List]

Handwritten list of names and seniority dates for railway employees, labeled at the top, "After Borrington [sic]" (i.e., firemen starting in 1917 and 1918, following W. Barrineau, December 14,1916) The list includes several notes and amendments.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Seniority List, 1918] (open access)

[Handwritten Seniority List, 1918]

Handwritten list of railroad employees with seniority dates from June 1890 to January 1913. Several of the names are stricken.
Date: January 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Numerous Wooden Derricks]

Photograph of numerous wooden derricks among houses. Smoke can be seen billowing up in several places in the photograph.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officer and Men at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of eight men, including an officer (far right), sitting on the ground in front of a forest with other men and trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Officer Demonstrating Squad Movement by Use of Stones." There is also a handwritten note at the top of the image that reads "903 Speight St. Waco Tex." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: January 23, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of D. H. Hatchett Grocery]

Photograph of D. H. Hatchett Grocery in Birdville. In front of the store, two men in hats stand together posing for the photo.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of M. H. Portwood Grocery]

Photograph of M. H. Portwood Grocery Store with two cars in front of it. On one of the cars, three boys and two men are posing for the picture.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwestern University Football Team]

Photograph of members of the Southwestern University football team wearing practice uniforms posing, sitting and standing in three rows, on a field with a building in the background. Written on the front of the frame: "Southwestern 1918."
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thad Cobb and Five Cowboys]

Photograph of Thad Cobb and five young cowhands on horses with other horses, a wall, and hills in the background.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History