[Photo Album of a Camping Trip in Waco, Texas]

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Photo album with a compilation of photographs from a camping trip taken around Waco, Texas in August 1908. Each page has a photograph and a handwritten caption describing the actions taking place in the pictures.

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[22] p. : b&w ; 17 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. [1908-08-22..1908-08-23].

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This letter is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2015 and was provided by the Private Collection of Margay Welch to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 157 times. More information about this letter can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of Margay Welch

The Bahl, Wheatly, and Hessdoerfer families were residents of Waco, Texas from the 1850's. The items in this collection were found in the Elmer and Josephine (Bahl) Wheatly home after the death of Elmer and Josephine Wheatly in 2010.

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Photo album with a compilation of photographs from a camping trip taken around Waco, Texas in August 1908. Each page has a photograph and a handwritten caption describing the actions taking place in the pictures.

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[22] p. : b&w ; 17 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

This compilation of newspapers, photographs, and other materials provides a glimpse into the diverse people and fascinating places that have contributed to the growth of Texas.

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  • [1908-08-22..1908-08-23]

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  • May 8, 2016, 10:51 p.m.

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  • Dec. 8, 2020, 3:27 p.m.

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[Photo Album of a Camping Trip in Waco, Texas], letter, [1908-08-22..1908-08-23]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743957/: accessed April 12, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Margay Welch.

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