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[107th Engineer Battalion, Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the 107th Engineer Battalion in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. They march in file down a grass road, led by horses between encampments in the military installation. The back of the postcard contains a list of ingredients.

Date: 1917~/1919~

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Academy of the Sacred Heart in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Academy of the Sacred Heart, a large, two-story red brick building with two rows of windows, with a row of trees in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chartered 1875, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.

Date: September 27, 1911

Creator: Isley, Eugene

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[After the Hike]

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

[Appells and Lastingers at the Cotton Palace]

Postcard of John Appell, Carlos Lastinger, Johnnie Bell Boyett, Ruth Appell, and Beverly Lastinger at the Texas Cotton Palace in 1912. All five people are seated. Johnnie, Ruth, and Beverly wear wide-brimmed hats in the back seats.

Date: 1912

Location: 31.545780 -97.134107

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Artillery at Mounted Drill, Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of artillery at a mounted drill exercise at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Artillery batteries on wheels are pulled by horses mounted by soldiers, riding on a plain dirt field and picking up dust behind them. Other cavalry riders follow.

Date: 1917~/1919~

Creator: Mann, Fred

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Auditorium in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Ave. East From 18th St]

Postcard image of Austin Ave. East from 18th Street in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from 18th Street looking at an Austin Ave. neighborhood. Large white colored homes are visible with trees in both the yards and sidewalks. The home of William Waldo Cameron (1878-1939) is seen on the left. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. H. C. Johle from Temple, Texas.

Date: unknown

Location: 31.546428 -97.143775

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Ave Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Postcard image of the Methodist Church on Austin Ave. in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from an across the street vantage point allowing all of the building to be seen. The Gothic style church has noticeable stained glass windows and one large spire. Trees are positioned near both sets of steps leading up to the entrances of the church. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. George Minier from San Antonio, Texas. The church was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue.

Date: 1915

Creator: Cann, William A.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Postcard of a Methodist Church on Austin Avenue, in Waco, Texas. The church is built in the Gothic architecture style with one large spire on top of its highest corner. The steps lead up to pointed archways and large windows. Handwritten text on the back address the postcard to Mrs. R. L. McKnight.

Date: 1907

Creator: Cann, William A.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Barracks and Tents at Camp MacArthur]

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]

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]

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

[Boats on Brazos]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of six small boats on the Brazos River in Waco with iron bridges and trees in the background. Two of the boats have U.S. flags in them and are carrying passengers, and there is a man in a hat straddling two boats. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Head of Navigation, Brazos River, Waco, Texas."

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Brazos River by Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the Brazos River with various vegetation and rock formations along the river bed. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Brazos River. Near Camp MacArthur in Waco Texas. © F. Mann 10-11-17."

Date: October 11, 1917

Creator: Mann, Fred

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Brazos River Near Camp MacArthur]

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

[Bridges Over Brazos River]

Postcard of the Texas Electric Railway Bridge (left) and the Waco Suspension Bridge (right) over the Brazos River during a flood with some trees and buildings visible in the background.

Date: December 4, 1913

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp MacArthur, 32nd Division Headquarters]

Postcard of the 32nd Division headquarters at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Structures visible along the dirt road are triangular, tent-like buildings with power poles and signs nearby. A large thermometer, possibly indicating the amount of liberty bonds purchased, is at center left. Cars are parked besides the road at right.

Date: 1917~/1919~

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp MacArthur Cabins]

Postcard of cabins at Camp MacArthur, visible at left along a dirt road with soldiers in uniform marching parallel into the background. Smaller camps are at the right of the dirt road. A note on the picture points to the right margin of the postcard, noting the location of the photograph is "in front of my home." A note on the back states "this picture was taken in front of my home".

Date: 1917~/1919~

Creator: Mann, F.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp MacArthur Hospital]

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 Mess Hall]

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 MacArthur Soldiers with Instruments]

Postcard of soldiers gathered together holding instruments like guitars, horns, and little accordions at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A small, ornamented Christmas tree is visible at far left.

Date: 1917~/1919~

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Carroll Science Hall at Baylor University]

Postcard image of the Carroll Science Hall at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Various students are pictured to be walking on the outside lawn of the building. Behind the building a landscape of trees and the sky is pictured. Handwritten text on the back addresses the postcard to Mrs. W. H. Phillips.

Date: 1906

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas]

Postcard image of the Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas. Text on the front reads "Central Christian Church, Bell and Main Sts., Houston, Texas. The image of the church shows the large light colored church with two columns in the front and decorative molding around the top portion of the building. At the top of the church facade is the date 1907.

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central High School in Waco]

Postcard of Waco Central High School, a large, two-story brick building with three rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. High School." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Mrs. R. B. H. Our new address is 1418 S. 7th St. Waco. Think you would write. Don't seem like the same old town without you." There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.

Date: October 7, 1907

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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