T. B. Willis Collection - 221 Matching Results

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[After the Hike]

Description: Postcard image of five soldiers sitting down on a pile of scrap wood boards. One is pictured as wiping his face with a towel while three others are pictured holding one of their feet. Text above the image reads "After the hike". Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Addie Wheeling.
Date: 1918
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Barracks and Tents at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of two rows of barracks and several groupings of tents at Camp MacArthur; there are trees, hills, and more barracks and tents in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Camp MacArthur Waco Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Base Hospital of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard image of the hospital on base of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. The image shows a covered wooden pathway that connections multiple structures. Four soldiers are pictured throughout the walkway
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Bird's Eye View of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard image of a bird's eye view of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. To the right of the camp a line of horses with soldiers riding can be seen marching behind one automobile. To the left of the image the rows of soldiers' tents and other buildings that make up the camp. In the background the camp itself is surrounded by trees. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mr. Isac Hill of New York Mills, Minnesota.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Brazos River Near Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of the Brazos River taken from a higher viewpoint. The river runs through the center of the image with trees surrounding the shoreline on either side of it. A rocky ledge is visible in the right corner of the image.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp MacArthur Hospital]

Description: Postcard of an army hospital with men in two long rows of beds on the left and right side and a wood heater in the middle of the room; there are several men sitting in chairs and standing in the middle and two nurses standing next to patients' beds on the left.
Date: unknown
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
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

Description: Postcard of a mess hall at Camp MacArthur with two long rows of benches and tables set with dishes and napkins; garlands and branches are hanging from the rafters in the ceiling and there are two American flags displayed on the wall on the left side and one hanging from the rafters (center). A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "19 XMAS. 17. G: M."
Date: December 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp Travis]

Description: Postcard image of an army officer reading to the young men of Camp Travis in San Antonio, Texas. Text on the bottom of the image reads "Officer giving the boys the guard manual in front of the barracks". These men are sitting on the ground, in front of their officer who is sitting above them in a chair. Behind the men is one of the housing barracks.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Company Street at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of a dirt road lined with tents on both sides and a group of five soldiers in uniform and hats on the right and two soldiers standing on the left; there are other soldiers, houses, and telephone poles in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "No. 1. A Company Street. Camp MacArthur, Waco Texas. © F. Mann. 10/20/17."
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Division Headquarters at Camp MacArthur Postcard]

Description: Postcard of Camp MacArthur with tents on the right side, division headquarters in the back (center), and houses and cars on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Division Headquarters. Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: May 11, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Drill Field of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard image of soldiers on the drill field of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. Text on the front reads "a typical scene on the drill field at Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas". Handwritten text on the back reads "I received your letter in good health and hope that this card will find you the same". The postcard receiver is written to be Mr. Henry Huizen.
Date: November 29, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Field at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of several groups of men standing in a large field with barracks, trees, and other buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Sec. F. Camp Mac Arthur. Waco Texas. © F Mann 10-11-17." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1917~
Creator: Mann, Fred & Gillespie, L. L.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Headquarters, 2nd Co. B.]

Description: Postcard of several tents with cots underneath them and a message written with small rocks that reads "Headquarters 2nd Co. B. [...] with desert plants in the foreground.
Date: June 25, 1917
Creator: Sholin
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hotel Watt in Waco]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Hotel Watt in Waco with several people standing on the street in the foreground and clouds in the sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Hotel Watt, Waco, Texas."
Date: October 14, 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Infantry Charge at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of several infantry men in uniform running and holding firearms on a field at Camp MacArthur; there are trees in the background and another group of men visible in the distance. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Life in the U. S. Army. U. S. National Guard - Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex. 1871. An Infantry Charge."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Adam Smith to Margaret Smith - September 8, 1918]

Description: Letter from Adam Oscar Smith to Margaret Elizabeth Smith in which Adam is asking Margaret how everyone is back home. He tells her he is doing well and hope they are all as well. He say he has not heard from their brother Mahlon since he left Texas and ask if she has heard from him.
Date: September 8, 1918
Creator: Smith, Adam Oscar
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 2, 1918]

Description: Letter to Emma Riecke discussing the issues with discharge. Hector explains that there are issues with the possibility of his discharge and that he must send an application by the net day. He discusses trying qualification writing to get away from his other work. In the postscript Hector asks Emma to have his mother attend to a local board issue.
Date: December 2, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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