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[Herman Stricklin and Friend]

Description: Photograph of Herman Stricklin and a friend during World War I. Stricklin sits on the ground, and his friend sits on his shoulders. Stricklin's hat is placed to the left. Bushes or trees can be seen in the background. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.
Date: 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Three Men in Front of House]

Description: Photograph of three men standing side by side in front of a large house on piers, all wearing dark-colored suits and hats. The man in the middle has his right hand on the shoulder of the man on the left. Visible on the house are four dormers, wraparound porch with railing and columns, and twelve windows. A hand written note on the back reads, "Left to right: Harvey Pruitt, Stewart Foster, Terrell Foster, May - 1918."
Date: May 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

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

[Photograph of 1918 Carlton World War I parents in Front of Store]

Description: Photograph from November 11, 1918 in Carlton, TX. Everyone from Hamilton County with a son in World War I was called to Carlton square for a picture. John O. and Beulah Pollard Forrest are seen on the second row, center. John O. is behind the seated man with the hat between his feet and Beulah is to John O.'s left. A sign in the window of the store reads "All Leather Shoes, Friedman Shelby, Curbo Merc. Co."
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: Wiseman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Section of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard image of Section A of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. In the right side of the image automobiles are seen lined up on the road with passengers inside. To the left side of the image telephone poles and trees are one either side of a walkway. One man is visible standing in the walkway positioned looking at the automobiles. There is handwritten text on the back.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Ruby Barnes]

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

[Perry Methodist Church Confirmation Class, 1918]

Description: Photograph of the Confirmation class of Perry Methodist Church. Two rows of people are visible, with an older man with eyeglasses and mustache at center along the bottom row. The students are dressed in dark coats with neckties and white dresses with hair ribbons. A note on the back identifies Phillip Faudi, aged 14, second from right, seated on the bottom row.
Date: 1918~
Creator: Beauchle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from B. to J. C. K. Poore - May 24, 1918]

Description: Postcard sent from a soldier named "B." in Camp MacArthur, Waco, to J. C. K. Poore in Colebrook, New Hampshire, describing the scene depicted on front of the postcard and expresses uncertainty about how much longer he has to stay .The front of the postcard depicts a field artillery range in Camp MacArthur with artillery batteries laid out at center left next to a large encampment with large patches of bushes along the grass plain.
Date: May 24, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp MacArthur Junkyard]

Description: Photograph of the junkyard at Camp MacArthur. Many trash items are scattered haphazardly in piles and stacks; most prominent at center is a heap of used oil lamps, next to bunches of wooden crates and containers. At left are long rows of pipes and piles of ceramic-like cylinders. Behind these remain further piles of pillows and pipes. A paper attached to the bottom of the photograph describes the junkyard's operation.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Side View of First Presbyterian Church in Waco]

Description: Postcard image of First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas positioned from the side. The Gothic style church can be seen with trees covering portions of the church. Two automobiles are out on the street outside of the building. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. Grover Hefflefinger of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania from Albert Adams, a soldier at Camp MacArthur.
Date: 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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