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[Charles Fuller in World War I]

Description: Photograph of Charles Fuller in dark-colored military uniform around World War I.
Date: 1919~
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Cover of the "Negro Year Book"]

Description: Photograph of the cover of a book titled "An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro 1918-1919" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a paper bound book and the edges are coming apart. The cover has a border around the title and includes information about the book on the front.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sonnets from a Prison Camp, title page]

Description: Photograph of the title page from "Sonnets from a Prison Camp" by Archibald Allan Bowman, held by UNT Special Collections. Scottish philosopher and poet Allan Archibald Bowman (1883-1936) was working as a professor at Princeton University when World War I began. He took a leave of absence in 1915, enlisted in the British Army, and was assigned to the Highland Light Infantry. Three years later, Bowman was taken prisoner by German forces during the Battle of Lys. The poems collected in Sonnets fr… more
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Naked Warriors, cover]

Description: Photograph of "Naked Warriors" by Herbert Read, held by UNT Special Collections. In 1917, poet and literary critic Herbert Read co-founded the avant-garde quarterly journal Arts and Letters, which in 1919 published Read’s book Naked Warriors. (The volume’s first section “Kneeshaw Goes to War” originally appeared in Arts and Letters, as noted in the contents.) This sixty-page volume of poetry and prose explores the arc of the British soldier’s combat experience in World War I. Read, who served i… more
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men, Women and Ghosts]

Description: Photographs of "Men, Women and Ghosts" by Amy Lowell, held by UNT Special Collections. The book is blue with a green spine, the title on a white label at the top framed by lines. Image 2, title page with the page on the left containing publishing information. Amy Lowell's Men, Women, and Ghosts, per her own preface, is meant to be an authentic window into the experience of WWI. It is a collection of 30 poems that had been published five times before this 1919 impression. The reprinting was made… more
Date: October 12, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[In Flanders Fields]

Description: Photographs of "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is dark blue with the title on the front in gold lettering inside gold oval. Image 2, frontispiece containing a photo of a soldier in uniform titled "John McCrae." Image 3, facsimile inscription. with the page on the right written in black ink handwriting. Image 3, book opened up to "In Flanders Fields" on the right page.
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Peace and Patriotism, cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "Peace and Patriotism" by Elva S. Smith, held by UNT Special Collections. The pale blue cover has a black stamped graphic over most of the front of a woman wearing a long white dress. The woman holds the dark train with stars up and holds a dove in her arms. The title is at the bottom in big letters.
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Any Soldier to His Son, cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "Any Soldier to His Son" by George Willis, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is grey, with the spine being darker. The title is in a silver frame on the top right, the lettering also in silver. In 1919, a collection of poems titled Any Soldier to His Son, authored by George Willis, was published by George Allen & Unwin LTD out of London. Although there is not much readily available biographical information on Willis, it is known that he was a soldier in the B… more
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Selected Poems, Lady Margaret Sackville]

Description: Photographs of Selected Poems by Lady Margaret Sackville, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is dark brown with the spine tan in color, with the title on the spine in a worn label. Image 2, "The Peacemakers" and "The Fighters" poems on pages 136 and 137. Lady Margaret Sackville was a British poet born on 24 December 1881 in Mayfair, London. Her talents appeared early on her life: at six she wrote in verse and at sixteen she performed on the stage. The book’s history of ownership is reve… more
Date: September 16, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A pond surrounded by trees]

Description: Photograph of a small body of water. A group of barren trees can be seen on the opposite side of the water. Buildings are visible in the distance. This is believed to be one of Byrd III's first photographs.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lectureship Portraits]

Description: Ten portraits of the 1919 lectureship speakers at Abilene Christian University. Top row, left to right: H. E. Speck, F. L. Rowe, G. A. Klingman, G. Dallas Smith, and John Straiton. Bottom row, left to right: Batsell Baxter, Cled Wallace, G. H. P. Showalter, F. B. Shepherd, and J. U. Yarbrough.
Date: 1919
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Large Group of American Camera Men]

Description: Copy negative of a large group of American photographers posing. There are several tripod-mounted cameras visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Father and Son with Rifles]

Description: Copy negative of a father and his son holding rifles. Both of the men are wearing hats, holding rifles, and have ammunition tied around their waists.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Group of Armed Men]

Description: Copy negative of an armed group of men. The men are shown with two types of weapons and ammunition. All five of the men are wearing hats.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Break in the Battle]

Description: Copy negative of a large group of Mexican Revolutionists standing in the desert. Some of the men are mounted on horses. One of the men, near the center of the group, is playing a guitar.
Date: unknown
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Crowd of people]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people waiting to see a performance by Ormer Locklear.
Date: 1919~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear, Short, and Elliott]

Description: Photograph of Ormer Locklear, Shirley Short, and Elliott. They stand in front of a biplane.
Date: 1919~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Ormer Locklear after discharge]

Description: Portrait of Ormer Locklear shortly after discharge from the Air Service. He wears a military uniform.
Date: 1919
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Ormer Locklear showing his hands]

Description: Photograph of Ormer Locklear showing the backs of his hands to the camera. Text on the reverse reads: "Ormer Locklear displays his famous hands to demonstrate their size. Note $1000 diamond ring on right hand he purchased from his press agent, Bill Pickens. Air Service identification bracelet on right wrist. Watch awarded by Minnesota State Fair on the other. 1920."
Date: 1920
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Crowd of people]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people waiting to see a performance by Ormer Locklear.
Date: 1919~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Ormer Locklear changing planes]

Description: Colorized photograph of Ormer Locklear moving from one plane to another plane in midair. Text below the photograph reads: "Locklear Changes from One Plane to Another in Mid-Air - 1919. Ft. Worth, Texas."
Date: 1919~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Locklear and Short]

Description: Photograph of Ormer Locklear and Shirley Short standing in front of a biplane. Both wear military uniforms. Short's arm rests on Locklear's shoulder.
Date: 1919~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas
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