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The border air patrol 1918-1919. Picture

The border air patrol 1918-1919. Picture

Date: 1920
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Description: Illustrated description of the air support for the U. S. Cavalry on the Texas-Mexico border, 1918-1919.
Holding Partner: The Archives of the Big Bend
France Field U. S. Army Air Station, CZ

France Field U. S. Army Air Station, CZ

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of the U. S. Army Air Station at France Field. The area is a combat zone with small buildings among palm trees, and there are debris laying around.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
[Col. Hugh B. Moore and General John J. Pershing]

[Col. Hugh B. Moore and General John J. Pershing]

Date: 1912 - 1919
Creator: unknown
Description: General John J. Pershing (on the left) and Col. Hugh B. Moore (on the right) are standing together on an open field or parade ground. Both men are in military uniform. General Pershing wears a military overcoat, while Col. Moore does not. In the background are a number of unidentified buildings, made of stone or brick. Some have two stories.
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
U. S. Cavalry detachments and bases of army pilots on or near the U.S.-Mexico border, 1918-1919. Map

U. S. Cavalry detachments and bases of army pilots on or near the U.S.-Mexico border, 1918-1919. Map

Date: 1918 - 1919
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Description: Identifies towns where Cavalry units were stationed on the border from El Paso to Del Rio in 1918 and 1919. An inset shows locations of the three U. S. Military District headquarters (Rockwell Field, CA; Fort Bliss, TX; and Kelly Field, TX) for the pilots patrolling the border from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.
Holding Partner: The Archives of the Big Bend
Dallie Scrivner, Sammie Vise, Allie Conrady and Neely Scrivner stand next to a Cadillac

Dallie Scrivner, Sammie Vise, Allie Conrady and Neely Scrivner stand next to a Cadillac

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Dallie Scrivner, Sammie Vise (sitting), Allie Conrady and Neely Scrivner stand next to a 1919 late model Type 57 Cadillac at a reunion.
Holding Partner: Private Collection of Charles R. Delphenis
Rebbie Vise, Nancy Delphinis and Vivian Conrady sitting next to a Cadillac

Rebbie Vise, Nancy Delphinis and Vivian Conrady sitting next to a Cadillac

Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Description: Rebbie Vise, Nancy Cruse Delphinis and Vivian Conrady sitting on the door step of a Late 1919 late model Type 57 Cadillac at a reunion on Polk Street.
Holding Partner: Private Collection of Charles R. Delphenis
Nurse standing next to an elevated building

Nurse standing next to an elevated building

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: A woman in a white nurse's uniform stands near an elevated building with open windows.
Holding Partner: Private Collection of Charles R. Delphenis
1919 Type 57 Cadillac seated with members of the Scrivner family

1919 Type 57 Cadillac seated with members of the Scrivner family

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Picture of a 1919 late model Type 57 Cadillac at a party, with Elizabeth Scrivner, Kathryn Scrivner and Bess Scrivner Lewis in the front seat and Minserva Scrivner and Nacy Cruse siting in the back seat.
Holding Partner: Private Collection of Charles R. Delphenis
From a southern porch, by Dorothy Scarborough.

From a southern porch, by Dorothy Scarborough.

Date: 1919
Creator: Scarborough, Dorothy
Description: A fictional account of Southern life by teacher, folklorist, and writer, Dorothy Scarborough.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Ruth Roach [posing on a horse], c. 1919

Ruth Roach [posing on a horse], c. 1919

Date: c. 1919
Creator: unknown
Description: This photo shows Ruth Roach sitting astride a horse in a still pose.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
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