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[After the Hike]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Airplane Above Field]

Description: Postcard of a cavalry soldier standing in a field looking up at an airplane flying overhead. On the left two other men are on looking on from what appears to be a large wagon and a cart, trees, and shrubs can be seen in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Mail Bag Dropping Mail For 14th Cav." and has an arrow pointing to a bag of mail falling from the airplane in the distance.
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Airplane Above Troops]

Description: Postcard of an airplane flying above a group of unidentified cavalry soldiers on horseback, who are facing away from the camera towards the plane. The pilot appears to be waving to the men below and two men on the left are carrying large poles. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Dropping A Message For The Troops."
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Airplane in a Field]

Description: Postcard of an airplane with its nose stuck in the ground in a field with a horse in front of it and two unidentified boys standing on the right. A text on the front of the postcard reads "At Encinal, Tex. Result of Landing In Soft Ground. Capt. Lewis, 14th Cav. Was A Passenger When It Upset."
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Alamo Building at North Texas College]

Description: Postcard image of the Alamo Building at the North Texas College in Sherman, Texas. Within this building is the Kidd Key Conservatory. The two story building has four large white columns along the front porch entrance where benches are visible. In the foreground is a smaller white statue positioned on the front lawn. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Pearl Yancey.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920

Description: An application for state aid funding filled out by C. C. Cox for the Splendora school in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The application includes detailed information about the school's employees, students, grounds, sanitation, library, and other relevant information.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Private Collection of the CC Cox Family

[Artillery Club House]

Description: Postcard image of the Artillery Club in Galveston, Texas. The white colored building is two stories with a wrap around porch and balcony. Palm trees and other greenery grow around the club house. A cannon is present in the yard. In the background to the right of the club house another house is visible. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Lillian Jerry of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Ave During WW I]

Description: Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. Handwritten text on back identifies this photograph as taken during WW I. The Goldstein-Migel Co. building is on the left, the Amicable Life Insurance Company (A.L.I.C.O.) building in the center, and streetcars are visible lining the street.
Date: 1914~/1918~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Ave Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Methodist Church on Austin Ave. in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from an across the street vantage point allowing all of the building to be seen. The Gothic style church has noticeable stained glass windows and one large spire. Trees are positioned near both sets of steps leading up to the entrances of the church. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. George Minier from San Antonio, Texas. The church was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue.
Date: 1915
Creator: Cann, William A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Barracks in a Field]

Description: Photograph of a row of four barracks in an empty field with a fence visible in the background on the right. The image is somewhat blurred and there appears to be some damage on the bottom.
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Beaumont Fire Department Personnel 1915-1918]

Description: Photograph of the members of the Beaumont Fire Department from 1915-1918. The men are wearing several different uniforms, including firefighter's uniforms and various military uniforms, and a few men are wearing suits. They are posed in front of a brick building. The text, "Thelma Smith, 995 Legion, 833-2709" is handwritten on the back of the photo.
Date: [1915..1918]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas, which is built in the Moorish style with stained glass windows and one circular carving of the Star of David above the synagogue entrance. Handwritten text on back addressed to Teague, Texas: "Hello Cliff, guess you heard we were married & living in Houston. Come to see us when you can, Arthur & Jewell 1119 Elysia Pl."
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.676729 -95.488151
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Bird's Eye View of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard image of a bird's eye view of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. To the right of the camp a line of horses with soldiers riding can be seen marching behind one automobile. To the left of the image the rows of soldiers' tents and other buildings that make up the camp. In the background the camp itself is surrounded by trees. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mr. Isac Hill of New York Mills, Minnesota.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Brazos River Near Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of the Brazos River taken from a higher viewpoint. The river runs through the center of the image with trees surrounding the shoreline on either side of it. A rocky ledge is visible in the right corner of the image.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Buildings in Corpus Christi]

Description: Photograph of several large multi-story buildings taken from an elevated street. In the foreground two unidentified people are standing in front of a short concrete wall with two street lamps on it next to what appear to be a set steps that lead down to the street below. Behind them several storefronts and a city street are visible with more buildings and telephone poles in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Corpus Christi, Tex."
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Cabin With U.S. Flag]

Description: Photograph of a small cabin with a tall pole in front of it flying the American flag. Behind it several tents, telephone poles, and a small structure are visible in the background.
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Carnegie Public Library]

Description: Postcard image of the Carnegie Public Library in Corsicana, Texas. In the image the large white colored library can be with rounded windows, decorative roof, and white columns on either side of the entrance. In front of the church a small boy is leaning with his bike up against a tree. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Miss Merle Cook.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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