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Barron Field Review (open access)

Barron Field Review

Book documenting the history of Barron Field, a military airfield established in 1917 near Fort Worth, Texas. It includes a list of all of the departments, personnel, and activities at the airfield.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charlie Mary Noble and Miss Clayton]

Photograph of Charlie Mary Noble standing with a woman identified as Miss Clayton outside of a brick building.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sailors Hanging Around a Record Player]

Photograph of a group of sailors hanging around a record player with a large American flag hanging on the wall behind them. This photo was taken while the ship was in Cuba.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of V. Peruta on the U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of V. Peruta standing near the front of the U.S.S. Texas. He is standing almost directly between the ship's large guns as both turrets are seen in this photo.
Date: September 20, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas Basketball Team]

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas basketball team posing for a team photo. The bottom row of men are seated on the bottom step, and the five men on the top row are standing on the next step up. This team was the Pacific Fleet champions in 1919-20. Three of the men are named on the photograph, and the other have been identified by a Portal user: (Top row, left to right) Brown, Gray, Couble, Bott, Redman. (Bottom row, left to right) Hudock, Norton, Kincaid, Swift). According to the user: "Names via Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide, "Red Cover" series of Athletic Handbooks, 1920-21, No. Four."
Date: [1919..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wooldridge School, 4-B Grade

Group portrait of a class of elementary students at Wooldridge School in Austin. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that the boy in the back row, ninth from left is John Barry Caldwell at 9 years old.
Date: October 19, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Notice of Settlement to Henry and Harriett Clay] (open access)

[A Notice of Settlement to Henry and Harriett Clay]

This is a notice of settlement for Henry and Harriett Clay for compensation after the death of Henry Clay, Jr. The document outlines amounts owed, and the schedule of payments.
Date: December 5, 1919
Creator: Baity, J. L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Cluster of Crosses with Flowers]

Photograph of a group of crosses with one large cross in the back. This is a marker for the grave site of Henry Clay, Jr. who died February 4, 1919. The back of the photo reads: 'In loving memory of one of my den boys who passed to the Higher Life February 4, 1919. Evacuation Hospital 6 U.S. Army. Coblenz, Germany Lord knoweth best."
Date: May 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form Stating Transportation of Henry Clay, Jr.'s Belongings] (open access)

[Form Stating Transportation of Henry Clay, Jr.'s Belongings]

This bill of lading from the United States War Department stating the shipment of the belongs of Henry Clay, Jr. The form contains the number of packages, and the contents of the packages, as well as the weight.
Date: November 10, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Director of Air Service to Henry Clay, Jr., June 21, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from the Director of Air Service to Henry Clay, Jr., June 21, 1919]

Letter from A. C. York to Henry R. Clay, Jr. relaying information concerning the status of Henry Clay, Jr. The letter says that "Lieutenant Clay was recommended for, but not promoted to a captaincy."
Date: June 21, 1919
Creator: York, A. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr.'s Grave]

Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr.'s grave site in Koblenz, Germany. A woman is standing over his grave with a flower in her hand. His grave stone can be seen in the foreground of the photo. The back of the photo reads: "Memorial Day A. E. F. Cemetery Germany 1919."
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Document from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance] (open access)

[Official Document from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance]

This official government document is a notification on how to make a claim because of a soldier's death in the war. Clear instructions are written at the bottom pertaining to the claiming of belongings or pay for Army personnel.
Date: April 7, 1919
Creator: Houlihan, H. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr.'s Grave Marker]

Photograph of the A. E. F. Cemetery in Koblenz, Germany. This photo is focused in on Henry Clay, Jr.'s cross. His reads: "Henry R. Clay 1-Lt. HQ. 3 A. A. Ser."
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sol Reinthal to Henry Clay, Sr., April 4, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Sol Reinthal to Henry Clay, Sr., April 4, 1919]

Letter from Sol Reinthal to Henry Clay, Sr. regarding the death of Henry Clay, Jr. Reinthal includes a message from his son that describes the amazing qualities of Clay, Jr.
Date: April 4, 1919
Creator: Reinthal, Sol
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jae P. Moore to Henry Clay, Sr., April 24, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Jae P. Moore to Henry Clay, Sr., April 24, 1919]

Letter to Henry Clay, Sr. from Jae P. Moore concerning Moore's sending of Henry Clay, Jr.'s combat reports. Moore says that the reports are copies made "from the original that I took for myself."
Date: August 24, 1919
Creator: Moore, Jae P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Lieutenant Whelihan to Henry Clay, Jr., February 4, 1919] (open access)

[Telegram from Lieutenant Whelihan to Henry Clay, Jr., February 4, 1919]

Telegram from Lieutenant Welihan to First Lieutenant Henry Clay, Jr. regarding his recent accepted proposal to be transferred.
Date: February 4, 1919
Creator: Whelihan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr. by an Airplane]

Photograph of Henry Clay, Jr. standing next to an airplane. According to the photo he is a part of the 41st Aero Squadron.
Date: [1919..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group Outside School]

Photograph of a large group of men and women standing together outside of a school building. Three of the men are labeled with numbers 1-3, and a corresponding note on the back of the photo identifies them as "1. Boyce Attaway my brother, 2. Alton Hardin, and 3. Lesly Attaway my older brother."
Date: [1919,1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Gerlts Residence]

Postcard of a row of houses, with one house prominent in the foreground. A note on the front of the postcard says "View north side, Gerlts residence setion at McAllen, Texas." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Amelia Rinkel in St. Louis, MO and a note on the back of the card says "Compliments of Florence and Lon Gerlts."
Date: April 6, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Fred Itschner]

Portrait of William Fred Itschner, a young man wearing a military uniform.
Date: 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release Deed of Trust from Amelia Francis Robischung to Edward B. Leigh] (open access)

[Release Deed of Trust from Amelia Francis Robischung to Edward B. Leigh]

Statement of the fulfillment of a mortgage paid by Henry B. Robischung of Kalamazoo, Michigan; this release deed is from Amelia Francis Robischung, the widow of Henry, acknowledging the that mortgage in "Volume 4, pages 10-13 of the Deed of Trust records of Kerr County, Texas, is fully satisfied and discharged." The second paragraph is signed by the notary public acknowledging that Amelia appeared and is the same person whose name is on the document.
Date: March 26, 1919
Creator: Leavell, John R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Pay Record Book of James Darley, Company A 141st Infantry] (open access)

[Individual Pay Record Book of James Darley, Company A 141st Infantry]

Pay record book belonging to James Darley, the first page on the inside contains information about his birth date, the date of enlistment, and the date he opened the book. His net monthly pay is $2630; he has four entries of payments written in the table on page 4, all having date paid and the names of the "quartermaster making payment." Pages 9 through 11 include instructions for the soldier about how to handle such an account and that they are to wear them at all times.
Date: [1919-02-28..1919-06-16]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from Virginia Leigh to Edward B. Leigh] (open access)

[Warranty Deed from Virginia Leigh to Edward B. Leigh]

Warranty deed from Virginia Leigh to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of land for $1 paid by Edward to Virginia. According to the deed Virginia has released her rights to the land purchased by Edward and that he obtained "an undivided one half interest in and to that certain three hundred and twenty acre tract known as Survey No. 1430."
Date: April 4, 1919
Creator: Leavell, John R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Honorable Discharge Paper to George E. Morse] (open access)

[Honorable Discharge Paper to George E. Morse]

Honorable discharge paper to George E. Morse from the United States Army. The paper describes his physical characteristics, age at enlistment; on the back of the paper there is a record of his enlistment from when he enlisted on April 4, 1914. This side of the document discusses his qualifications, vocation, any wounds he received while in the service, and if he was married.
Date: 1919
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History