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[In Paris]

Description: Photograph of H_ley, Ruth, and Willie Mae Kell in Paris, near Notre Dame. Willie Mae is wearing a Red Cross uniform (currently held at the Kell House).
Date: 1918~
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Letters of Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham]

Description: The Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham (March 22, 1887 - March 3, 1979) wrote these letters to family members from April 14, 1918 to November 28, 1927. The letters detail his life as a minister in Texas and other locations. The letters are written from Stamford, Spur, Eliasville, Sherman, Gainesville, Orange, Boston (Mass.), Richmond (Va.), and Knoxville (Tn.). The letters detail church news, family life, and travel on the S.S. Leviaton in 1927 to visit London, Paris, and Jerusalem.
Date: 1918
Creator: Cunningham, Thomas McHutchin
Partner: Other

[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal]

Description: Notebook containing the school work of Luella Lundgren with assignments dated from January 24, 1918 and 1926. The notebook includes stories, a letter, and handwriting exercises.
Date: 1918
Creator: Lundgren, Luella
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Postcard of Camp Zachary Taylor in Kentucky]

Description: Postcard of a campus of two story buildings built in close proximity, described as "Birds-eye of section of the camp in which 40,000 men are in training for overseas warfare. The camp covers several square miles and has fully 1,000 buildings." The message on the front and back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Tex."
Date: January 31, 1918
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Official Notice of Jett Falls Appointment to Corporal]

Description: A certificate issued by the Army of the United States of America to commemorate Private Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls' increase in rank from Private to Corporal. It is a standard WWI issued form with blank spaces available for personalization. This form was completed by a Lt. Colonel (his signature is unreadable) at Camp Travis, Texas on April 11th 1918. The remaining filled spaces detail the Private Jett Falls, Co. E 359th Infantry had been promoted to Corporal of that same division on March 2… more
Date: April 11, 1918
Partner: Euless Public Library

[Postcard of Cattle at Water]

Description: Postcard of red and white speckled cattle wading into shallow water, described as "Trail herd watering." The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. W. P. H. McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: August 4, 1918
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hopi House in Grand Canyon, Arizona]

Description: Postcard of a stone structure with wooden ladders, with two young men, a woman, child, and small dog standing outside. The scene is described as "The Hopi House is an exact reproduction of a Hopi Indian pueblo. It is an irregular stone structure plastered with abode and rising three stories high. Here are Hopi men, women, and children. Some decorating and burning pottery, others spinning yarn and weaving squaw dresses and blankets, and perhaps some maiden weaving a basket." The message written … more
Date: August 4, 1918
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Pierce-Arrow automobile stopped in field]

Description: Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile in the middle of a field on a flat plain on the Great Divide. Herbert Herman Fiedler is looking under the hood of the car and two passengers are seated in the back of the vehicle, including Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher. The vehicle has a broken clutch and a sprung valve. An American flag is visible on the right side of the car. The shadow of the photographer can be seen in the bottom foreground of the photograph. Handwritten on the back of the photo, "On the… more
Date: August 27, 1918
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library
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