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[Army certificate awarded to Victor Lauderdale for promotion to corporal]

Description: Certificate awarded to Victor Lauderdale from the Army of the United States in January of 1919 for official promotion to the rank of corporal. The certificate text is printed and filled in under a banner for the United States Army with the eagle seal of the United States.
Date: January 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Notes written on American Red Cross stationary regarding WWI]

Description: Single page of American Red Cross Stationary with English and French writing covering June 26th and 27th, 1919. The notes include dairy like entries that comment on the progress of the war and list places Lauderdale visited including such as chapels, 2 ponds, lake, Napoleon Lounge, and the colonnade.
Date: [1919-06-26..1919-06-27]
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Well Done Men]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of an airplane flying over the Statue of Liberty, addressed to Mrs. John H. Carper, at 818 Austin St., Houston, Texas. The postcard indicates that John H. Carper will be returning from service at Camp Mills and he'll write home as soon as possible.
Date: May 23, 1919
Creator: Carper, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his father J.R Lauderdale, May 11, 1919]

Description: Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his father on American YMCA Stationary, dated May 11, 1919. The letter is brief and informs his father of a letter he enclosed for his mother in celebration of mothers day despite her death with the sentiment "We were with her in life; even so in death we shall be with her." He goes on to mention a trip to Belgium that he is contemplating taking before he comes back to the states.
Date: 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his mother Mrs. Lauderdale, May 11th, 1919]

Description: Letter and envelope from son Victor Lauderdale to mother Mrs. Lauderdale, May 11th, 1919. The seven page letter addresses a reflective dialogue frequently mentioning God, religion, obedience and guidance about his experiences in the Army and at war. The letter is written on stationary provided by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
Date: May 11, 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Booklet: WWI Army Division Insignia Information]

Description: Booklet that details different army divisions serving under Pershing's American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, complete with maps and insignias. The booklet includes color chromolithographic printing on the cover and illustrations throughout of each insignia paired with descriptive text in a list format. The booklet was published in 1919 through the training and staging camp stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey.
Date: 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor
Location: 40.029835 -74.618490
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hello, just got back]

Description: Postcard from the Jewish Welfare Board and the United States Army and Navy, with an illustration of a solider coming back on United States soil. The pre-printed text reads, "Hello - Just got back. Am Feeling great, will write soon again" with a blank space labeled "Going to Camp ___."
Date: [1919..]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Three Cars]

Description: Postcard of three automobiles stuck in the mud with wooden derricks and buildings visible in the background. On the top of the postcard "ALL READY 1 2 3" written and on the bottom "DESDEMONA TEXAS STUDIO 10/22/19."
Date: October 22, 1919
Location: 32.270843 -98.550608
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Fire at Night]

Description: Postcard of a large fire at night. The caption on the image reads, "Night View: C. L. Perkins No 5 on Fire 9-13-1919 Flowin 4000 BBLS Oil & 10,000,000 Ft Gas Ranger, TEX."
Date: September 13, 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Pile Up in Ranger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street in Ranger, Texas. The storefront lined street is overly crowded with early model automobiles and people. The caption on the image reads "Main St. Ranger Tex 1919."
Date: 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Traveling Men in Ranger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street scene in Ranger, Texas. The street is lined with storefronts that appear muddy and a man controls the reigns of two horses pulling a platform on which three men ride. The caption on the image reads "Traveling Men Ferry Boating in Ranger, Tx. 1919."
Date: 1919
Location: 32.469852 -98.678948
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire]

Description: Postcard of wooden a derrick surrounded by a cloud of dark smoke. The caption on the image reads "Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire, New Town Oct 4-19."
Date: 1919~
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Stuck in the Mud]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street with several wagons and early model automobiles that appear to be stuck in the mud with people walking around and some trying to get their wheels unstuck in Ranger, Eastland County, Texas. Caption on image reads "1919 Stuck In The Mud Ranger Texas."
Date: 1919~
Location: 32.471546 -98.683041
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Main Street, 1919]

Description: Postcard of a muddy street where several early model automobiles are on the street which is lined is with store fronts and telegraph lines and poles line one side of the street in Ranger, Eastland County, Texas. The caption on the image reads " Main Street 1919, Ranger Texas."
Date: 1919~
Location: 32.470214 -98.680016
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Ranger Mud Hole]

Description: Postcard of a boiler, a ditching machine, and a vehicle stuck in a muddy street. In the background, are two large, two-story buildings along the main road and other buildings visible to the left; a sign on the far left says, "Phoenix Hotel" and the sign on the building at right, on the main road, says "E.B. Reid Furnitur[e]." A handwritten caption at the bottom of the image reads "A Ranger Mud Hole."
Date: 1919~
Location: 32.471546 -98.683041
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Prizing it out of the mud]

Description: Postcard of four men that appear to be trying to get an early model automobile that is stuck in the mud in the roadway out by wedging a long metal looking object under the back left tire with buildings lining both sides of the street. Caption on image reads "Prizing 'it' out of the mud. 'New Town' Oct. 26-19." Inscription on back reads: "Hello Rose. I wish you could come to stay all night with us. We trade at the store that says Newtown Grocery. Bye Bye & write to us. Jove."
Date: October 26, 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Ed Konarek Blacksmith Shop

Description: Postcard of Ed Konarek Blacksmith Shop, located on South Main Street in Taylor. Unidentified man working on a carriage wheel.
Date: 1919
Partner: Taylor Public Library

[Postcard of Lucia Duran and Jesusita Garcia]

Description: Postcard of Lucia Duran and Jesusita Garcia at nine years old wearing white dresses and veils, having just taken their first communion. There is nothing written on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1919
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Drawing of Golf and Country Club]

Description: Postcard of a drawing of a boat on a river in front of the Golf and Country Club building in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1919
Partner: Old City Park

Golden Cycle Oil Fire

Description: Photograph on postcard of the Golden Cycle oil gusher on fire in 1919. Flames and smoke billow into the sky.
Date: 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Postcard of Eagle Creek at Lover's Retreat]

Description: Postcard of a rocky bank on the left side of the creek, described as "Eagle Creek at Lover's Retreat, Mineral Wells, Texas." The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Tex."
Date: February 26, 1919
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Ranger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a street in Ranger, Texas that is crowded with horse-drawn carts. The text "Fields of Liquid Gold, Ranger, Texas, 1919" can be seen.
Date: 1919
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Burning Oil Well

Description: Photograph on postcard of the C.L. Perkins No. 5 oil well on fire near Ranger, Texas in 1919. Fire and smoke reach high in the sky, towering over the nearby trees.
Date: 1919
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Toddler Walter M. Woodward Wearing a Coat]

Description: Postcard featuring two-year-old Walter M. Woodward. He wears a dark hat, a thick overcoat, and gloves. He stands in front of a painted backdrop and leans against a table.
Date: 1919~
Partner: Coleman Public Library
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