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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Artillery at Mounted Drill, Camp MacArthur]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp MacArthur, 32nd Division Headquarters]

Description: 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~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Company B Football Team, 127th Infantry Regiment]

Description: Postcard of a football team from the 127th Infantry Regiment, Company B. They mostly wear light-colored striped shirts, standing in two rows. A man at center, along the bottom row, holds a ball; a goalie with a dark shirt is seated at second from right with a helmet. One of the seated men, first from left, holds a white dog. The men stand in front of the encampments at Camp MacArthur.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Company Street, Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of a company street at Camp MacArthur, with encampments alongside a dirt road. Two buildings are specified in pen: a bath house, a low rectangular building at center left, and a space between two camps at right, which shows where the stove is.
Date: 1918-03-15/1918-10-20
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Encampments at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of Section C in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. Several wooden buildings, a wooden shed, and power poles are visible along a horizontal dirt road. Another path, perpendicular to the horizontal road, carries a column of horses. Smaller encampments, short tent-like buildings are visible at left.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[French Officers at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of French military officers outside tents in Camp MacArthur, Waco. At center, with a white hat, is a French major; he is surrounded by two captains. The captains are flanked on either side by lieutenants, and the remaining officers are sergeants.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Herman Stricklin and Friend]

Description: Photograph of Herman Stricklin and a friend during World War I. Stricklin sits on the ground, and his friend sits on his shoulders. Stricklin's hat is placed to the left. Bushes or trees can be seen in the background. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.
Date: 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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