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[Postcard of 119th Field Armory Soldiers Shooting Cannon]

Description: Postcard of soldiers shooting cannons in a field, with the caption, "Bat. D. 119th F.A. in action. Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. J. Claude Hill in Hartford, Michigan and says, "Dear Folks, Am getting along fine. Can limp around without my crutches. I am listed as a cannoneer and will be one of this bunch on the other side when I get well enough I expect! Will write you a letter soon. Loving son [?]."
Date: November 18, 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Drill Field of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard image of soldiers on the drill field of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. Text on the front reads "a typical scene on the drill field at Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas". Handwritten text on the back reads "I received your letter in good health and hope that this card will find you the same". The postcard receiver is written to be Mr. Henry Huizen.
Date: November 29, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Armistice Day Parade

Description: Photograph of an Armistice Day Parade in Orange, Texas on November 11, 1918. In the foreground is an American flag covered vehicle. A large crowd is moving towards the top of the photograph. Within the crowd are uniformed men, individuals and families. On the bottom left hand corner are wooden beams.
Date: November 11, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Swords and Ploughshares]

Description: Photographs of "Swords and Ploughshares" John Drinkwater, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the title page, with the page to the left of it containing a small list of books by the same author. Image 2, poem on page 48 titled "On the Picture of a Private Soldier Who Had Gained a Victoria Cross", the page next to it contains a poem titled "One Speaks In Germany. In “On the Picture of a Private Soldier Who Had Gained a Victoria Cross,” the author calls upon the theme of photog… more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Making of Micky Mcghee]

Description: Photographs of "The Making of Micky Mcghee" by R.W. Campbell, held by UNT Special Collections. The third image shows the book opened up to pages 64-5. On the left page are the words "Carry On" next to a drawing of a soldier kneeling with a long rifle, followed by a bit of text. On the right page are the words "Miners and Miners" next to a drawing of a man holding a shovel followed by a few paragraphs of text. Image 1, pale brown book cover with the title at the top in an illustration of a man s… more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Plain Song 1914-1916]

Description: Photographs of "Plain Song" by Eden Phillpotts, held by UNT Special Collections. Image 2 shows the table of contents on the left page and a page with a poem titled "August the Fourth." Image 3, continuation of the poem "August the Fourth" and number 2 and 3. Image 1, cover of the book made of grey paper, framed by a thick line with the title at the top followed by the dates 1914-1916. Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) was born in British India and is best known for his celebration of the landscape of… more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Taps: Famous Poems of the World War]

Description: Photographs of "Taps" by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Grantland Rice, held by UNT Special Collections. The second image is of pages 110 an 111, the page on the left is a drawing of a figure laying on grass and the page on the right is a poem titled "No Man's Land." Image 3, pages 200 and 201 with the page on the left containing parts of a poem and the page on the right containing a drawing of two soldiers sitting down with skull faces. Image 1, cover of the book. It is dirty yellow in color with … more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Rookie Rhymes]

Description: Photographs of "Rookie Rhymes," held by UNT Special Collections. The book is opened up to a page on the left titled "The Call" followed by a poem. On the right page is an illustration of a soldier and woman in a big dress dancing. Image 1, the brown paper book cover has no spine, and the title is at the top in big black letters followed by an illustration of a man in a hat smoking a pipe.
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[1914 & Other Poems]

Description: Photographs of "1914 & Other Poems" by Rupert Brooke, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image, is of the inside of the book with a faint illustration of a man's profile, the second image the see-through brown piece of paper is turned over to cover the illustration but to reveal the title of the book. Although Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) died before ever seeing battle, he was renowned for his war sonnets. W.B. Yeats noted that Brooke was “handsomest young man of England,” a fact that may … more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, November 13, 1917]

Description: Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother on her birthday. Most of the first page is dedicated to his love for her but Clay returns to talking about his flight training. Clay ends by addressing the letter that his mom had sent two months earlier in which she talked about a nightmare she had.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Document Listing Names of the 41st Aero Squadron]

Description: This document has names of some 1st and 2nd Lieutenants of the 41st Aero Squadron, Air Service Fifth Pursuit Group. The pilots were to write how many hours they had flown ,and on which planes they flew, under their names. There is a handwritten note on the bottom of the second page.
Date: November 25, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Photograph of the Officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons]

Description: Copy print of a group photograph of the officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons; the men are posing directly in front of a large airplane. There are three rows of men, those in the front row are kneeling, and there are two rows of men standing in the back. According to the photo this was taken in Toul, France in 1918. Names of the men are listed on the back from standing left to right.
Date: November 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Casket of WWI Soldier]

Description: Copy negative of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. "Bill" Tipton at their home, with the flag-covered casket of their son, Roger, who was killed in World War I. Flowers have been placed on the floor next to the casket, and a piano and stool stand against the left wall.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Photograph of 1918 Carlton World War I parents in Front of Store]

Description: Photograph from November 11, 1918 in Carlton, TX. Everyone from Hamilton County with a son in World War I was called to Carlton square for a picture. John O. and Beulah Pollard Forrest are seen on the second row, center. John O. is behind the seated man with the hat between his feet and Beulah is to John O.'s left. A sign in the window of the store reads "All Leather Shoes, Friedman Shelby, Curbo Merc. Co."
Date: November 11, 1918
Creator: Wiseman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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