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[Group of Tents Under a Tree]

Description: This photograph shows a group of at least four white tents in a field filled with short grass and bushes. Directly in front of the tents is a wire fence with wooden posts. Behind the tents, there is a large tree to the right, with a roof on posts over a group of people. To the left of the people, there is a covered wagon partially visible and possibly a second wagon to the far left of the photograph. In the distance, there are more trees and mountains. A handwritten note on the back of the… more
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of Campsite in the Trees]

Description: Photograph of a small campsite among tall trees. A pitched tent sits between two of the trees, the flap of the tent pulled open to real the edge of a cot and a dark interior. Chopped firewood litters the campsite, which is surrounded by denser bushes and trees.
Date: [1900..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Wagon on Trail by Tents]

Description: Photograph of a man standing on the back of a wooden wagon, pulled by a horse down a small dirt trail, past two tents on the right side of the trail. The man is wearing a cowboy hat, a long-sleeve shirt, and long pants. The closest tent has the metal chimney of a stove rising out of a hole in the roof of the tent. The area is surrounded by trees and underbrush, especially to the right, up a gradually sloping hill.
Date: [1900..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Elderly Man Making Camp]

Description: Photograph of an elderly man with light-colored hair and a mustache, kneeling beside a smoking campfire in a grassy clearing. Behind him, to the left, a plaid blanket is laid out and various bags, jars, pails, and camping equipment have been set on the ground around the back end of a covered wagon. The clearing has been surrounded by small trees, a few of which have pieces of cloth hanging from branches.
Date: [1900..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Snowy Campsite]

Description: Photograph of a tent pitched on snowy ground, next to a farm truck, in the middle of a large group of trees, also covered in snow. Large beams of wood, covered by snow, lay in a pile to the left of the tent. The tall trunk of a dead tree with no branches sticks up out of the snow in the foreground on the right.
Date: [1900..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Boy with Fish in Front of Tent]

Description: Photograph of a barefoot boy wearing overalls with a long-sleeve shirt and holding a fish by a string. The boy is smiling and standing in front of tent with a cot in it. A skinny tree with a hat and clothes hung on it sits right in front of the tent. A wooded area is barely visible in the background behind the tent.
Date: [1900..1929]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Camp George Cabin]

Description: Photograph of the Camp George Cabin (sign above open doorway of building). A woman and a child are standing in the double doorway near center of building. Two men are standing outside near the double doorway. Two children are standing in single doorway near right side of building. An African-American man is holding a tree branch in front of the building (right). Man standing with hands on hips (to left) in front of a buckboard. Barbed wire fence in foreground.
Date: [1909..1911]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Keesey Fishing Camp]

Description: Photograph of several individuals gathered at a campsite for the Keesey Fishing Camp. A tent is pitched in the background. All of the subjects are standing except for one woman in a light-colored dress that is sitting on a log on the left side of the frame.
Date: 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

Hammock-Support.

Description: Patent for hammock support which is securely fastened and can be readily removed.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Youngblood, David Franklin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Tent.

Description: Patent for a foldable two story tent with a sleeping compartment in the upper story.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Miles, Joseph Furnas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 8, 1908]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions he has been on Asiatic Station for 35 months and expects to be home in September. He also addresses a rumor that the admiral will keep them on station for five years. He mentions a recent camping trip he enjoyed in the Philippines mountains. Nimitz also comments on a shortage of sailors on Asiatic Station.
Date: April 8, 1908
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 16, 1904]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Massachusetts (BB-2). He discusses the condition of his ear and is optimistic. He mentions participating in the Grand Army of the Republic reunion parade in Boston as well as his upcoming leave plans. This letter is on USS Massachusetts stationery.
Date: August 16, 1904
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 8, 1908]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions he has been on Asiatic Station for 35 months and expects to be home in September. He also addresses a rumor that the admiral will keep them on station for five years. He mentions a recent camping trip he enjoyed in the Philippines mountains. Nimitz also comments on a shortage of sailors on Asiatic Station.
Date: April 8, 1908
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 16, 1904]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Massachusetts (BB-2). He discusses the condition of his ear and is optimistic. He mentions participating in the Grand Army of the Republic reunion parade in Boston as well as his upcoming leave plans.
Date: August 16, 1904
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Cot-Canopy

Description: Patent for a cot with a surrounding canopy that is designed to keep insects away from the user.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Kerridge, Isaac Curtis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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