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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
[Instructions for Naval Gun Operation]
A manual of operating procedures for naval gunnery, including a list of crew stations, their respective duties, loading, firing, controlling and directing fire, and other relevant information. No author or source is listed.
Date:
1920/1929%
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Park in Managua]
A photograph of a park in Managua in the 1920s. A very large gathering of people can be seen, as can an entrance and exit to an attraction called "The Whip." Two buildings are in the background, and a few stands are visible in the crowd.
Date:
1920/1929%
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Stories from Cecil S. Allyn]
Two vignettes from Cycil S. Allyn, an American serviceman in Mexico. The first is about a cock-fighting eagle, and the second about problems with transporting cheese.
Date:
1920/1929~
Creator:
Allyn, Cecil S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marine Corps Identifcation Card of George W. Stone]
ID card of George W. Stone, USMC, including his photograph, birthday, hair color, eye color, signature, and the signature of his validating officer.
Date:
1926~
Creator:
United States Marine Corps
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Personal File of Private First Class George W. Stone, U.S.M.C.
Scrapbook compiled by George Stone documenting his time in the U.S. Marine Corps during the 1920s.
Date:
1926-09/1971-06
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Train Guard Orders
Instructions for US Marine guards working on mail trains, including specific information on the guard's duties, their parameters, and an incomplete FAQ section.
Date:
November 2, 1926
Creator:
Cunningham, Alfred A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo for Transportation Officer - Water, Parris Island, 7 December 1926]
Official memo from the Quartermaster's Office at Marine Barracks, Parris Island, South Carolina, assigning Pvt. George W. Stone to Guard on December 7th, 1926.
Date:
December 7, 1926
Creator:
Morris, J. R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Bambo War Under the Tropic Sun
A narrative written by Harold Norman Denny about experiences fighting with the Marine Corps in Nicaragua during the late-1920s.
Date:
1927/1934~
Creator:
Denny, Harold Norman
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Poems, Songs, Newsletters, and Notes kept by George W. Stone]
Miscellaneous poems, personal notes, songs, newsletters, and other texts kept by George W. Stone, related to his experience as a Marine in Nicaragua.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Collection
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The "D.T.'s"
Poem titled The "D" T"'s" (sic) by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Don't Wait
Poem titled "Don't Wait," by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[General Map of Nicaragua, 1920s]
A map of Nicaragua kept by George W. Stone, USMC, showing the country's departments, main towns, and rivers. Included is an inset showing Nicaragua relative to its Central American neighbors.
Date:
1927%
Creator:
Williams, E. E.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lure of the Tropics
A poem, possibly by Marine George W. Stone, satirizing the experience of joining the Marine Corps and deploying to Central America.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marine Corps
Poem titled "Marine Corps" by George W. Stone, USMC, about defending the service from civilian derision.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Buddy
A poem titled "My Buddy," by George W. Stone, USMC, about the loss of a comrade-in-arms.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Relief
A poem titled "Relief" by George W. Stone, USMC, about a Marine being relieved from his post.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Suffering Jimmy Legs
Poem titled "The Suffering Jimmy Legs," by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
They All Come Back
Poem titled "They All Come Back" by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treason
A poem titled "Treason" by George W. Stone, USMC.
Date:
1927/1929~
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USMC Order 8606 to 2nd Brigade in Nicaragua]
Undated radio transcript of an order numbered 8606 from "MARCORPS" to the Second Marine Brigade Commander, ordering the transfer of a Marine detachment aboard USS Camden (AS-6) to 2nd Brigade command in Nicaragua.
Date:
1927%
Creator:
United States Marine Corps
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Orders for the Burial of Deceased Marines, 29 September 1927]
Official orders from Fifth Marine Regiment Headquarters in Managua detailing the procedure for burying dead Marines when return of their bodies to HQ is not possible.
Date:
September 29, 1927
Creator:
Hollingsworth, W.M. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Marine, Number [1], November 1927
Monthly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Fifth Regiment stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers. This issue may be incomplete.
Date:
November 1927
Creator:
Allyn, Cecil S.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Marine, Number 2, 1927
Monthly newsletter of the U.S. Marines' Fifth Regiment stationed in Nicaragua containing news and various information of interest to subscribers.
Date:
December 1, 1927
Creator:
United States Marine Corps 5th Regiment
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History