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[Portrait of Colonel Bruce Covington]

Description: Portrait of Bruce Covington, a man with a long white mustache and beard, wearing a tuxedo and bow tie with a black top hat. A typed note on the back of the photo says "Colonel Bruce Covington of Virginia, who plays the role of 'Col. Porter' from New Orleans in Radio Pictures' original operette, 'Dixiana.'"
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

Guide to Scrapbooks in McFaddin-Ward House Archives

Description: Document detailing the contents of 47 scrapbooks compiled by Mamie McFaddin Ward, Ida Caldwell McFaddin, Caldwell McFaddin, Ouida Caldwell Watts, James Lewis Caldwell, Lulu Smith Campbell, Eliza Peter Foree Smith, and Fannie McMunn. The listings begin with the owner/compiler of the scrapbook, followed by the approximate dates of contents, book measurement and cover description, and number of pages. Descriptions of the contents follow, including inside cover inscriptions, labels, nature of conte… more
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Photograph of Machine Gun in Camp]

Description: Photograph of a machine gun mounted on a tripod, with lines of tents in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "E. Browning machine gun. Weighs 80 lbs. shoots 500 per min. Can you imagine me running with this. I made a [?] score with this gun on the range at 600 yds. Smith Caldwell."
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of T.J.S. Caldwell in Sailor Uniform]

Description: Postcard of T.J.S. (Ted) Caldwell wearing a sailor uniform and standing near a sidewalk, with a street and building in the background. A handwritten note on the back addressed to Mrs. Ida in Beaumont, TX from Camp MacDonough in Plattsuburgh, NY says "Dear Aunt Ida, I wear a little different uniform now but this picture is very good. I hope you like it. When are you coming to Huntington? I hope to be there around the 25 of Aug. I would love to see you if you are going to be there. All my love to… more
Date: August 6, 1944
Creator: Caldwell, T.J.S.
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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