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[World War One Small Box Gas Mask]

Description: World War One-era "small box respirator" gas mask, consisting of a canvas or cloth face piece, with inset glass or resin eye lenses, and straps that wrap around the back of the head. The front of the mask has a valve located behind a cloth-covered tube that goes over the mouth and attaches to a small yellow metal box containing activated charcoal (made of peach pits or the pits from other stone fruits). The wearer would have breathed only through the mouth, inhaling air scrubbed clean by the ch… more
Date: [1914..1918]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[World War One Doughboy Helmet]

Description: Doughboy helmet owned by Alvin Mansfield Owsley during World War One, made of steel with an anjustable leather chin strap. Officially known as the M1917 Helmet, it was also known colloquially as the dishpan hat, tin pan hat, washbasin, battle bowler, and Kelly helmet.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Irving Davis]

Description: Portrait of Irving Davis, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored U.S. Army uniform with large brass buttons – embossed with the Great Seal of the United States – along the front and two pockets on the front of the jacket, over his chest. A handwritten note below the photograph, on the mat, identifies him as "Irving Davis."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow]

Description: Photograph of Floyd Crow from the abdomen and up. Text on the back reads: "Floyd Arnold 'Jim' Crow 1893 - 1968...joined Baylor Univ. coaching staff 1919...graduate of Stephen A. Douglas Select School Waco...education Texas A&M College...served in World War I".
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of John Draper]

Description: Portrait of John Draper with his hat tilted and left hand on his tip. This photograph shows him from the thighs and up. Text on the back reads: "John Draper...died WW1...John Draper from Daniel F. Draper estate."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Clara and Frank Maresh]

Description: Clara and Frank Maresh dressed in WWI Red Cross and Army uniforms for the funeral of their uncle Frank Maresh's funeral in Sealy, TX Clara is wearing a white dress with white nurse habit on her head. She is holding a white flag with cross on it. Frank is wearing a army uniform and is holding an American flag. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Crowd Waited For Flash--'War Over'

Description: Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper clipping describing the celebration of Denton's citizens after the news of the signed armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. The clipping includes a photograph of fireworks lighting up the Denton County Courthouse.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Insurance Refund Notification Upon Death of Jett Falls]

Description: A letter written Mr. Soloman Falls of Paris, Texas informing him of his son's (Jett -- Johnny, Jetty --- Falls) insurance benefits upon his death. The letter was issued by the Treasury Department on May 3rd, 1920 and details the amount paid by Mr. Soloman towards Jett Falls War Risk Insurance, and the amount owed to him upon his son's death. The amount owed was determined to be $65.16, and the letter states that future payments will occur in the amount of $57.50 each month. The letter is typ… more
Date: May 3, 1920
Creator: Treasury Department, United States of America
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Euless Public Library

[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
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