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[Grand Stand at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Grand Stand at Camp Mabry in Austin in 1897, crowded with people. In the foreground a man in a suit and hat, carrying an umbrella, and a woman wearing a long white dress and hat, stroll toward the Grand Stand. Other people, some wearing military uniforms, are milling about. The wooden structure had raked seating under a long hipped roof, and one large central second story tower with smaller second story towers at each end. The structure, which served as a reviewing stand for t… more
Date: 1897
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Sham Battle, Camp Mabry]

Description: Photograph of a sham battle being staged at Camp Mabry in 1895. In the right foreground are costumed men mounted on horses and standing/sitting on the ground. In the background are men lined up on the battlefield and, further back, encampments set up.
Date: 1895
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of the Grave Marker of Edgar Leflar]

Description: Photograph of the grave marker of Edgar Leflar (1893-1918). He died at Camp Travis in Bexar County, Texas. He was buried at White Chapel Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas. His epitaph reads "In grateful remembrance of a brave soldier who gave his life for his country."
Date: [1893-10-22..1918-02-13]
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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