[Line of Soldiers at Camp MacArthur] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Line of Soldiers at Camp MacArthur]

Creator

  • Photographer: Mann, Fred
    Creator Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: Kruxo

Date

  • Creation: 1917-10-20

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Postcard image of uniformed soldiers standing in a curving line, with handwritten text in the lower-left corner: "The Mess Line. Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas." Rows of large tents are visible to the left of the line and mess hall. Handwritten text addressed to Miss Ethel Reser and postmarked 1918 says: "Are you taking good care of the dogs? How's your lazy dad? This is how your uncle gets his eats. Al"
  • Physical Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Camps
  • Keyword: Camp MacArthur
  • Keyword: soldiers
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War I

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - McLennan County - Waco
  • Place Name: United States - Pennsylvania - Chester County
  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Coverage Date: 1917-10-20/1918

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2018
    Code: SG18
  • Name: T. B. Willis Collection
    Code: TBWP
  • Name: World War One Collection
    Code: WWI

Institution

  • Name: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
    Code: PTBW

Resource Type

  • Postcard

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: PTBW_2018-004
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1212785
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