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[Portrait of Rev. H. C. Poehlmann and Others]
Group photograph of Rev. Heinrich Carl Poehlmann (1879–1939) and other women and men seated near him. Poehlmann sits in a wicker chair at center, holding a Bible with a cross centered on the front cover. Besides him are six women, two seated on each side and two standing behind him, as well as three young men standing among the girls behind him. All are placed atop a rug and in front of a painted background, looking forward. Poehlmnann was the pastor of New Wehdem Lutheran Church in Brenham, Texas. This group may be a Confirmation Class at his church.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
Winkelmann, Friedrich Christian, Sr.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp MacArthur, 32nd Division Headquarters]
Postcard of the 32nd Division headquarters at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Structures visible along the dirt road are triangular, tent-like buildings with power poles and signs nearby. A large thermometer, possibly indicating the amount of liberty bonds purchased, is at center left. Cars are parked besides the road at right.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Ruby Barnes]
Photograph of Ruby Barnes. She is dressed in a uniform with a hat and a dress, seated behind a bush and smiling. According to a note in the inner left flap of the picture's folder, this photo was "Made from a kodak picture taken from group of high school students, May, 1918."
Date:
May 1918
Creator:
Stauts
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nora Moore, Tom Wilkins, Annie Moore, and Mr. Audry]
Photograph of Nora Moore, Tom Wilkins, Annie Moore, and a "Mr. Audry" seated on the front steps of a house. Two of the men are seated at far left and right, with two of the women seated in the middle. The positions of the people in the photograph are not specified.
Date:
1912?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sanger Avenue Elementary School]
Photograph of the Sanger Avenue Elementary School, built in 1903. The school has a distinctive facade, with an arched entrance, two towers embedded into the building on either side of the arch, and a large belfry-like tower at the center of the building. Grass and trees surround the building.
Date:
1910~
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boxers at Camp MacArthur]
Photograph of two soldiers boxing in Camp MacArthur. They fight in front of tents and sleeping cots on the dirt.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Edgefield Baptist Church Congregation, 1910]
Photograph of a congregation posing in front of the Edgefield Baptist Church in Waco, Texas. The congregation is seated in several rows, and most of the people in the arrangement are children, with men and women mostly packed on the steps of the church at upper center. A boy, denoted in pen as Delman[?] holds a banner reading "EDGE FIELD"; on his left is another individual specified as "Andy". Along the bottommost row is a girl pointed out as "Billie". A note in the top left corner states that "the Wyricks lived across the street from the Church."
Date:
1910~
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Woman with a Diploma]
Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on a wooden stool with a rolled diploma and a bouquet of flowers in her lap. She wears a light-colored dress and a ribbon in her hair.
Date:
1916/1958
Creator:
Urbanovsky, Daniel Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of an Unknown Woman in a Dress]
Photograph of an unidentified woman in a light-colored dress. She wears eyeglasses, and a flower brooch is attached to her chest. She sits on a raised wooden bench and looks forward.
Date:
1916/1958
Creator:
Urbanovsky, Daniel Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Two Unknown People]
Photograph of two unknown people. A woman sits at left and a man is at right. Both smile and face forward.
Date:
1916/1958
Creator:
Urbanovsky, Daniel Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fourth Street, Waco]
Postcard of Fourth Street in Waco, Texas, lined with tall buildings on both sides. Cars are parked along the curbs of the road, and a streetcar line runs through the center of the road with wires overhead. A large hotel is visible at left with a large advert reading "HOTEL METROPOLE", and below that is a sign for a tailor. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks and between the cars.
Date:
1917-10-11~
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Hallie to Mrs. Joe Bigy - June 13, 1911]
Postcard from Hallie to Mrs. Joe Bigy[?] in Coalgate, Oklahoma. Hallie writes about their home and beckons Mrs. B. to write back. The front of the postcard shows a collage of four places in Waco: in clockwise order from the top left, the New Exchange Hotel, its furnished lobby, its large dining room, and the Union Depot station.
Date:
June 13, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Aunt Clara to Connie]
Postcard of the Texas Cotton Palace, from an Aunt Clara to Connie. The front of the postcard is a collage of the Cotton Palace buildings, with the Floral Hall, Machinery Hall, and the large Main Building.
Date:
1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Waco Suspension Bridge During a Brazos River Flood]
Postcard depicting a flood on the Brazos River, with the Waco Suspension Bridge in the background. The floodwaters nearly reach the bridge's deck and lap onto its side. Multiple buildings are visible on the left side of the river.
Date:
1913
Creator:
McCall
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flood Damage in East Waco]
Postcard of a flood and damage on Elm Street in East Waco. The floodwater appears to be knee-high, and houses are upturned and pushed aside, with fences felled, power lines tipping, and debris floating in the water. A carriage pulled by a horse pulls a handful of people eastwards, towards the photographer. Numerous intact buildings are behind the damaged structures, and in the far background, the silhouette of the ALICO building is visible.
Date:
1913
Creator:
McCall
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sawing Wood for the Cook, Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of soldiers sawing logs of wood on a saw horse. Two workers hold a bow saw, while another holds it down on the saw horse. To the left are piles of uncut wood.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Arthur to Helen M. Noyes - August 22, 1918]
Letter from a soldier named Arthur to Helen M. Noyes of Burlington, Vermont, discussing his menial daily life at Camp MacArthur, Waco. He expresses support for her and suggests that she find a specific type of job. The front of the postcard depicts soldiers walk along a road along cabins in Camp MacArthur.
Date:
August 22, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Edwin Ray]
Postcard from Edwin Ray at Camp MacArthur, Texas. The front of the postcard has illustrations of birds and flowers, with a printed greeting and a stamp bearing "Greetings from Camp Mac Arthur, Tex.". The postcard is not addressed to anyone.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
Ray, Edwin
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Infantry Bivouac, Army Exhibition, Galveston]
Postcard of an army encampment (a bivouac) at an Army exhibition in Galveston, 1914. Tents are pitched across a grass field, with soldiers seated in groups or walking around them. Larger wooden encampments are visible in the left background, possibly built to resemble the Alamo with barred windows and arched walls. Soldiers stand on the structure, looking out from above. Other Army buildings are in the background at right.
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company Street, Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of a company street at Camp MacArthur, with encampments alongside a dirt road. Two buildings are specified in pen: a bath house, a low rectangular building at center left, and a space between two camps at right, which shows where the stove is.
Date:
1918-03-15/1918-10-20
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company B Football Team, 127th Infantry Regiment]
Postcard of a football team from the 127th Infantry Regiment, Company B. They mostly wear light-colored striped shirts, standing in two rows. A man at center, along the bottom row, holds a ball; a goalie with a dark shirt is seated at second from right with a helmet. One of the seated men, first from left, holds a white dog. The men stand in front of the encampments at Camp MacArthur.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Company K, 128th Infantry Regiment, Exercising]
Postcard of Company K of the 128th Infantry Regiment exercising at Camp MacArthur, Waco. The uniformed soldiers stand in lines and practice with their rifles. A sergeant at far right oversees the exercises.
Date:
1918~
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Artillery at Mounted Drill, Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of artillery at a mounted drill exercise at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Artillery batteries on wheels are pulled by horses mounted by soldiers, riding on a plain dirt field and picking up dust behind them. Other cavalry riders follow.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wandering Children Near Pin Oak Creek]
Photographs of two wandering children at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Texas. Both wear clean light-colored shirts, standing in a clearing of dirt in front of trees and bushes.
Date:
July 28, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History