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[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]

Photograph of he Turney Family as well as some of their friends on Christmas Day 1918. Baldwin Gonzales is standing at the front in his U. S. Army uniform and Lee Turney is standing in the back between two women and is wearing a suit.

Date: December 25, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Document Listing Names of the 41st Aero Squadron]

This document has names of some 1st and 2nd Lieutenants of the 41st Aero Squadron, Air Service Fifth Pursuit Group. The pilots were to write how many hours they had flown ,and on which planes they flew, under their names. There is a handwritten note on the bottom of the second page.

Date: November 25, 1918

Item Type: Text

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Document Showing the Men of the 41st Aero Squadron]

This document contains the names and assignments of the men of the 41st Aero Squadron. The names are broken up into different assignment categories: "Headquarters, Kitchen, Armorers, Ordinance Dept., Radio Dept., Chauffeurs, Sergeants, Privates..."

Date: November 25, 1918

Item Type: Text

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Francitas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: May 25, 1911

Creator: Philpott, H. H.

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: Stephen F. Austin East Texas Research Center

Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: June 25, 1915

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 25, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning his recent joyride in a Curtis machine airplane. He and the other men are now in Stamford, England and have been placed into squadrons.

Date: October 25, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Photograph of Four Men Including Lee Turney on Christmas Day]

Photograph of a group of four men standing on a porch on Christmas Day; Lee Turney is the second from the left and Baldwin Gonzales is standing in his U. S. Army uniform.

Date: December 25, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard Addressed to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, April 25, 1917]

Postcard addressed to Mrs. M. M. Matlock with a photograph of an oil rig with its workers hanging out at the bottom. The note on the back of the card asks Mrs. Matlock how "the war [is] up their [sic]," and says that down there it "looks like real war some times."

Date: April 25, 1917

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter, March 25, 1912]

Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter thanking George for sending him cards of the truck in Dallas, Texas and discussing the recent snow storm. The photograph on the reverse side shows one of the horse-drawn fire wagons, parked in front of the fire station, used by the Springfield Fire Department in Springfield, Ohio; this wagon is being pulled by two horses with two firemen in the driver's seat. There are also two firemen standing on the back of the wagon on the far right of the pictur… more

Date: March 25, 1912

Creator: Brown, Gus

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the vehicle in the reverse-side picture; according to Eagan the vehicle and crew are apart of the #2 Salvage Corps in St. Louis. The photograph shows a fireman sitting on top of the horse-drawn fire wagon with an alarm bell behind him and a ladder in the bed. This wagon takes too horses to pull it and it has an inscription on the side that reads "Salvage Corps No. 2."

Date: January 25, 1912

Creator: Eagan, J. P.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the fire he had been fighting at a building at "Broadway and Cass Ave." The photograph shows the "#12 Engine" fighting the fire taking place at an auto store. There is snow on the streets as Eagan notes the weather is cold and foggy.

Date: January 25, 1912

Creator: Eagan, J. P.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, March 25, 1911]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter describing a recent fire that took place catching multiple buildings on fire and causing around $45,000 in damage. The photograph on the reverse side shows the Battle Creek Fire Department riding through the street during the July 4, 1912 parade. The carriage in the center of the picture is holding a number of ladders on the back end; there are four firemen standing on the carriage as it rolls down the street. A lot of the people in the crowd … more

Date: March 25, 1912

Creator: Johnston, W. B.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of rows of tents at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A note on the front of the postcard says "Co. C, 127th Infantry." A handwritten note on the back, which is addressed to Mrs. J. A. Miller in Shulane, Illinois, says "Dear Mother, We are still sailing on. It is about 9:30 and time to go to bed. Am well and alright and hope you the same. Some where in Kansas, Son Clare."

Date: January 25, 1918

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, Fort Worth, Texas]

Postcard of Fort Worth's Central Fire Station, a two-story stone building with a tower that extends an additional two stories. Horse-drawn carriages are passing by through the street. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, A. Miller.

Date: May 25, 1911

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire Fighters Playing Cards]

Postcard of uniformed fire fighters at a table, playing a card game. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir, your card rec. Am short on cards just now, but will send you some soon. [...]"

Date: March 25, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Soldiers Marching at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the soldiers of Section "B" marching on a dirt road at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. William Jennings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and says, "Dear friend, This is [?] life down here and I like it better every day. Am at present (acting) corporal while in the detention camp. Will be assigned to my squad or company when I get out of quarantine. Roland A Bosler. Aviation Camp, Waco, Texas."

Date: March 25, 1918

Creator: Bosler, Roland A.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Detroit Fire Department]

Postcard of Detroit's fire fighters in a motorized fire engine at their station. A child is standing to the right of the vehicle. On the back of the postcard, there is a handwritten message discussing the exchange of collectible postcards.

Date: March 25, 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Rio Grande River]

Photograph of the Rio Grande River. Inscription on the back reads "Brownsville, Texas looking west from bank of Rio Grande towards Ferry landing Mexico (Matamoros) and U.S. Customs House, May 25, 1915."

Date: May 25, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of a woman in Galveston, Texas. The woman is wearing a spotted dress and a bonnet. She stands on the beach, and the bottom of a pier or platform is partially visible behind her.

Date: July 25, 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]

[Document Listing Names of the 41st Aero Squadron]

[Document Showing the Men of the 41st Aero Squadron]

The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1911

Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1915

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 25, 1917]

[Photograph of Four Men Including Lee Turney on Christmas Day]

[Postcard Addressed to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, April 25, 1917]

[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter, March 25, 1912]

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, March 25, 1911]

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, Fort Worth, Texas]

[Postcard of Fire Fighters Playing Cards]

[Postcard of Soldiers Marching at Camp MacArthur]

[Postcard of the Detroit Fire Department]

[Rio Grande River]

[Woman in Galveston, Texas]