Photograph of five individuals standing and one individual sitting on a parade float. One of them is barbecuing, three are dressed as soldiers with a gun, one is dressed as a nurse, and one is dressed as if he was injured. The text on the back of the photo reads, "Aug. 12, 1983 Ralph A. Bickler files probably Armistice Day Parade Nov. 11, 1918 (Ralph is not on float. Mrs. R.A.B.".
Photograph of a view looking south down Congress Avenue. Among the buildings lining the street are he Austin American and the Von Boeckmann Jones Company.
Photograph of front gate of Camp Mabry. Cars are parked along the fence and horse-drawn wagons are visible behind the fence. Men in uniform stand near the cars.
Photograph of the Campbells and John Barry Caldwell at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The family is posing on a tree leaning off of a cliff. The Colorado River is visible in the background.
Photograph of a group of men standing at attention in formation at the Texas School of Military Aeronautics. Several men play bugles and a few beat drums.
Photograph of a front of a brick building with an archway. Within the archway, there are decorative emblems. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Emblems presented to S.M.A. by graduating squadrons. These emblems are in the University of Texas Library."
Photograph of a large group of men from the Texas School of Military Aeronautics walking in a circle with their hands on their hats. There is one man standing on a platform overlooking them. Buildings in the background are obscured by trees.
"Containing a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, a postoffice [sic] directory, educational institutions, churches, banks, incorporated companies, secret and benevolent societies, etc., etc., a street guide and householders directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens giving full name, occupation or pursuit and address, also a complete classified business directory 'The Buyers' Guide'."
Photograph of a large group of men at the Texas School of Military Aeronautics excercising in a large field. They are seated on teh ground with their arms and legs outstretched. There is one man standing behind the group next to an old car.
Photograph of a technical instructor at the UT School of Military Aeronautics stands between two engine components and uses a wooden pointer to explain pieces of the engine from a chalkboard diagram. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and the Council of National Defense established military schools for aviators at six college campuses around the country. The Schools of Military Aeronautics (SMAs) were to provide basic technical instruction for beginning pilots before they moved on to flight training. The SMA students were not considered regular university students. Those attending the SMA became soldiers in a new branch of the US Army called "Air Service," later becoming the United States Air Force. The UT SMA was initially housed in B. Hall, but moved housing once enrollment expanded from 50 to several hundred men. By the end of the war, the UT SMA had over 1,000 men enrolled--the largest in the country--and was known as the "West Point of the Air." It would be the prototype for the Air Force Academy.
Photograph of graduates of Squadron 56 of Texas School of Military Aeronautics posing in front of the north entrance to the Texas State Capitol Building. Text on back of photo reads, "All graduating squadrons photographed by North entrance to State Capitol."
Photograph of two men, John B. Caldwell and Horace Moore, hunting. They are seen with rifles near prickly pear cacti. Their car is partially visible in the background.
Copy print of Squad 36 standing in four lines on the steps in front of the State Capitol. The men are all wearing their uniforms and holing their campaign hats in their right hands at their sides as they stand at attention.
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