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[107th Engineer Battalion, Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of the 107th Engineer Battalion in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. They march in file down a grass road, led by horses between encampments in the military installation. The back of the postcard contains a list of ingredients.
Date:
1917~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1918 Farewell Book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School]
Farewell book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School group of 1918. The front of the book is decorated with the image of an eagle in front of the United States Flag. It is held together by two cords.
Date:
1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1924 Waco High School Football Team]
Photograph of the 1924 Waco High School football team. Players are seated in three rows with striped shirts and socks, facing forward. Some wear coats and neckties. Players are identified along the bottom of the image in pen, corresponding to their position in the photograph. Paul L. Tyson, the head coach, stands in the back row at center in a coat and tie.
Date:
1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1931 Baylor University Basketball Team]
Photograph of a Baylor University basketball team. The players are arranged in two rows on a set of bleachers, with a male at center holding a basketball painted with the year "1931" on it. The team's coach, Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow, is seated rightmost along the bottom row, wearing a dark-colored coat with two fountain pens in his pocket.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[54th Day Room]
Photograph of airmen in the Waco Army Air Field relaxing on the grass near several buildings. Most lay on towels together, wearing trousers. A note is written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
April 3, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Abel Family and Home]
Photograph of the Abel family and home at 777 South 17th Street and Ross in Waco. From left to right, they are Ida Victoria, Maud Vivian (standing), Lillie Jane, Robert Downman, Clarence Albert (standing), Hector Valdemar, and Valdemar. Ida Victoria sits in a wooden rocking chair on the porch, and Lillie Jane sits in a wicker chair next to her. She holds Robert Downman, and Maud Vivian stands behind her chair. Clarence Albert stands on the porch steps, while Hector Valdemar sits on the arm of a rocking chair. Valdemar stands next to the chair, leaning against the side of the house. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco, Texas.
Date:
August 13, 1898
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Academy of the Sacred Heart in Waco]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Academy of the Sacred Heart, a large, two-story red brick building with two rows of windows, with a row of trees in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chartered 1875, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
September 27, 1911
Creator:
Isley, Eugene
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Academy Plaque]
Oval plaque made of brass with letters spelling out "Academy of the Sacred Heart." There are four holes punched in around the edges, at the center of each side.
Date:
1920%
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Account Between Dr. Alexander Archer Beville and Dr. Black, 1870]
Paper containing an expense account for Dr. Alexander Archer Beville kept by Dr. H. Black for visits and other services. The first column lists the month, the second the day of the month, the third the what was bought, and fourth how much it cost.
Date:
1870
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Achievement Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace]
Achievement Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace. The badge is attached to a cream colored ribbon on the top. The badge reads "Achievement Display Cotton Palace Waco Texas"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Addie Smith Howell and Children]
Photograph of Adalade "Addie" Smith Howell, center, and two of her children. Jewell Howell stands to the left of her mother, and Robert Calhoun Howell to the right. Adalade and Jewell Howell wear high necked white dresses, and Robert Howell wears a suit and tie.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adult Hattie Mae Eichelberger]
Photograph of an adult Hattie Mae Eichelberger captured from the chest up. She is pictured wearing a floral patterned dark colored dress with a necklace of dark colored beads on as well.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Downtown Waco]
Photograph of an aerial view of downtown Waco. In the lower left corner the Roosevelt Hotel is visible. Towards the back of the photo is the Brazos River.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[After the Hike]
Postcard image of five soldiers sitting down on a pile of scrap wood boards. One is pictured as wiping his face with a towel while three others are pictured holding one of their feet. Text above the image reads "After the hike". Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Addie Wheeling.
Date:
1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alexander Jacob Beville's Farm]
Photograph of the farm of Dr. Alexander Jacob Beville located in East Waco. Several unidentified men sit around a pit. A table is set up in the background, and the house can be vaguely seen.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alexander Jacob Beville's Farm]
Photograph of the farm of Dr. Alexander Jacob Beville in East Waco. Several unidentified men sit around a long table covered with a tablecloth and food. There is a smoking fire pit in the foreground. A man stands with his back to it.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Allen and Dawson Residence Hall Construction]
Aerial photograph, looking south, of the Allen Residence Hall and the Dawson Residence Hall under construction at Baylor University, Waco. The Allen Residence Hall makes up the left portion of the long, thin building at center; the Dawson hall occupies the right half of the building. The large building with a pillared facade below the residence halls is the Memorial Residence Hall. Residential homes are on the side of the street across from the Dawson and Allen halls.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Indian Remains]
Photograph of a set of American Indian remains in Waco, Texas. Within the image multiple sets of American Indian remains are visible particularly human skulls and rib cages. Additional information provided identifies the remains were found South 3rd Street, near a sewage plant in Waco.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anna Loebritz Portrait]
Portrait of Mrs. Anna Loebritz wearing a light-colored dress posing in front of a light background.
Date:
November 22, 1895
Creator:
Deane
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Greetings Advertisement for the Behrens Drug Co.]
Annual greetings for the Behrens Drug Co. with all of the 1909 members of the board of directors listed at the bottom.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Appell, Lastinger, and Koos Group Photograph]
Photograph of four adults sitting on a grass field in front of bushes and power poles. A note on the back names the individuals visible from left to right: Jim Houston?, Lizzie Appell, Gladys Lastinger, and Roy Koos. A small paper note along the bottom of the frame reads "247".
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Appells and Lastingers at the Cotton Palace]
Postcard of John Appell, Carlos Lastinger, Johnnie Bell Boyett, Ruth Appell, and Beverly Lastinger at the Texas Cotton Palace in 1912. All five people are seated. Johnnie, Ruth, and Beverly wear wide-brimmed hats in the back seats.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
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
[The Auditorium in Waco]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History