Resource Type

[Postcard of "A Company Street"]

Postcard of a street within Camp MacArthur. Tents line up on either side of the street with soldiers walking around. The postcard is address to Mrs. Belle Huggins from Sabula, Mo.
Date: September 29, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"#2]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably washing and rinsing their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Aerial View of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of an aerial view of Camp MacArthur, Section F. In the background are buildings of the camp and in the foreground are soldiers grouped together in a field.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of an aerial view of Camp MacArthur. Barracks and tents are spaced throughout the camp. There is handwritten text on back that is describing the camp to the recipient of the postcard.
Date: July 5, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Will Moody to Dan Moody, July 15, 1911]

Postcard of three men including Will D. Moody (on the right), sitting by a large moon. The correspondence is from Will D. Moody to Dan. M. Moody discussing an acquaintance who remember Dan Moody.
Date: July 15, 1911
Creator: Moody, Will D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Eleanor Wimberly and Schoolchildren]

Postcard of a class of schoolchildren and Eleanor Wimberly at the East Ward School in Cleburne, Texas. Some of the children are named on the back: "Last on bottom row Milton Thomas; 1st row 2 Ollie Looper, 9 Emma Curington; 2nd row 3 Ruby Burd, ?, 5 Willie Grigsby, 7 Walace Hornburg." Wimberly is the adult at the center back of the photograph.
Date: 1910~/1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Car & Horse Drawn Buggy]

Postcard of a car and horse drawn buggy. In the car there is one man and two small children in the back. The buggy is pulled by one light horse and one dark horse with two men standing next to the buggy. In the background is a light picket fence going around a home. The postcard is addressed to Anton Juenger of Beeville, Texas.
Date: August 30, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Scandinavian M. E. Church]

Postcard of the Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church in Waco, Texas. The church is a light color building that has dark color trim and multiple stained glass windows. The postcard is addressed to Miss Ellen Anderson of Hutto, Texas.
Date: May 20, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of M. E. Church in Temple, Texas]

Postcard of Methodist Episcopal Church located in Temple, Texas. The view of the church is from the side where there is a large arched window. On the right side of the church two large spires are visible. The postcard is addressed to Nina Cummings from Rosenberg, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard addressed to Mrs. William Henry Bohner]

Photograph of an unknown military solider. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. William Henry Bohner.
Date: 1918
Creator: Metropolitan Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "The Old Swimming Hole"]

Postcard of a local swimming hole near Hico, Texas. The swimming hole is surrounded by large trees that branches lean over into the water. It is addressed to Mrs. S. W. Ellis of Waco, Texas.
Date: August 1912
Creator: Wiseman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of 3 Boys]

Postcard of 3 boys. One boy is pictured sitting down with the other two standing behind him. The postcard is addressed to Miss Mac. Collins in Beckville, Texas.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Postcard to John Todd Willis, Sr.]

Postcard at Christmas addressed to John Todd Willis, Sr. from his brother, Robert Parker Willis. John Todd Willis, Sr. worked for the Central Texas Exchange National Bank of Waco.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Unknown People on a Horse Drawn Buggy]

Postcard of unknown people on a horse drawn buggy. In the background there is a farm windmill. The postcard is addressed to Lula Mitchell from Hillsboro, Texas.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Howard Montgomery]

Postcard of Howard Montgomery. He is dressed in all dark clothing that includes knee length shorts, suit jacket and hat. The postcard is addressed to Lula Mitchell.
Date: June 11, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Texas Cotton Palace]

Postcard of the Texas Cotton Palace. Visitors are shown in the grounds of the palace in front of the large building. The postcard is addressed to Miss Viola Flores from Menasha, Wisconsin.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Year Post Card to William Baine]

Postcard at New Year's addressed to William Baine, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1911/1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scenes of Soldier Life

Series of postcards depicting military personnel at a base or camp. Each postcard has a short description printed on the front, and the include photos of drills, leisure activities, military aircrafts. The envelope is addressed to Miss Marguerite Car[r]ett in Dripping Springs, Texas and is from "A Soldier Boy." The postmark is from San Antonio, Texas and is dated "J.J.N. 27 5:30PM [..]."
Date: [1913..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Eleanor Wimberly and Class]

Postcard of Eleanor Wimberly with a class of children outside the East Ward School in Cleburne, Texas. The girls are wearing patterned dresses and the boys are in shirts and trousers.
Date: 1910~/1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Teachers at East Ward School]

Postcard of six teachers at the East Ward School in Cleburne, Texas. The text on the back reads "East Ward Teachers; Back Row: Tommie Warren, Frances McCorkle, Eleanor Buckner; Mattie Haynes, Prin. Miss Ella A. Reilley, Stella May Johnson."
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin St. in Waco, Tx]

Postcard of Austin St. in Waco, Texas. Various buildings line either side of the street as well as automobiles moving along. The postcard has correspondence from a soldier at Camp MacArthur.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably to wash and rinse their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers. On the back the postcard is to Howard Seybert from Berwick, Pennsylvania and reads "little warmer than in Pa".
Date: June 1, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"#3]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably washing and rinsing their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Jemina Harstad from Auburn, Wisconsin.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Crowd of Soldiers at YMCA Building]

Postcard of a crowd of soldiers inside the Y.M.C.A building at Camp MacArthur. The postcard is addressed to Mr. Arthur Fullson from Columbiaville, Michigan.
Date: November 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History