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[Line of Soldiers at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard image of uniformed soldiers standing in a curving line, with handwritten text in the lower-left corner: "The Mess Line. Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas." Rows of large tents are visible to the left of the line and mess hall. Handwritten text addressed to Miss Ethel Reser and postmarked 1918 says: "Are you taking good care of the dogs? How's your lazy dad? This is how your uncle gets his eats. Al"
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Robin Bell] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Robin Bell]

Personal statement of Robin Bell regarding the adoption of her daughter from the Zhenyuan Social Welfare Institute in Guizhou Province, China, describing her belief that her daughter was possibly seized rather than abandoned and her research into the matter. There is a photograph of a finding chart provided by Bell to demonstrate her "point about the lack of randomness in abandonments."
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Robin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler, January 15, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler, January 15, 1980]

Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler at Philadelphia International Records informing them of boycott against J. A. M. Productions, San Antonio Ticket Service and all ticket outlets contracted by Joe Andy Miller in San Antonio, Texas. Sanders, on behalf of the Organizations United for Eastside Development, urges the artists and management of O'Jays Production not to cross the picket line and to cancel their January 23, 1980 date in San Antonio until an agreement is reached between the San Antonio Coalition Against Racism and Joe Miller.
Date: January 15, 1980
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mifflin Alkohol Massage Letter and Pamphlet] (open access)

[Mifflin Alkohol Massage Letter and Pamphlet]

A pamphlet and introductory letter advertising Mifflins Alkohol Massage, an ethyl alcohol-based tonic for treating various skin ailments. A return order postcard and the sending envelope are included.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Mifflin Chemical Corporation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from J. F. Jones to W. R. Haskell, 1918] (open access)

[Letters from J. F. Jones to W. R. Haskell, 1918]

Copies of two letters sent by J. F. Jones to W. R. Haskell and his company in 1918, both regarding prices for unhulled sweet clover seed.
Date: 1918
Creator: Jones, J. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mifflin Alkohol Massage Pamphlet] (open access)

[Mifflin Alkohol Massage Pamphlet]

A pamphlet advertising Mifflin Alkohol Massage, an ethyl alcohol-based tonic for treating various skin ailments.
Date: 1922~
Creator: Mifflin Chemical Corporation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History