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[News Script: Governor reviews national guardsmen]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Governor Shivers reviewing the national guardsmen of the 49th Armored Division at Fort Hood for the last time. He leaves his office and title of commander-in-chief in January.
Date: July 15, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Base Hospital at Fort Bliss]

Description: This postcard focuses on the Fort Bliss Post Hospital. The hospital is built in the early 20th century military architecture, and features a smaller wooden building to the left side of the image. In the background and on the right side of the image, another large building with two chimneys is visible, but there are no other identifying marks in regards to that building. Two motorized vehicles are positioned in front of the hospital, one of them being a 1915 GMC Model 15 medical transport truck … more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[General Frederick Funston and Staff on Tour]

Description: Postcard of a group of uniformed men seated in two automobiles, labeled in the lower-right corner as "31. General Funston and Staff on tour of inspection, Tex-Mex. Border Outposts." Major General Frederick Funston is identified as the officer seated in the backseat of the car on the left, wearing a short-brimmed hat. Behind them, a single-story building is visible on the far left, and a barbed-wire fence runs along the length of the image.
Date: 1910~/1920~
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Pennsylvania National Guard Arriving at the Border]

Description: Postcard image of the Pennsylvania National Guard making camp, with the caption: 'National Guard arriving at the Mexican Border'. Several uniformed guardsmen are fixing a supply wagon; other guardsmen are distributing supplies; and one man near the center is holding a pot. The background - tents are visible on both sides of the image; railroad box cars are visible in the distant background; and an unidentified motorcycle is visible on the left side of the image. Correspondence on the back i… more
Date: July 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Ambulance Co. No. 1]

Description: Postcard image of a series of small tents with blankets laying over the top (to "air out") and a line of parked vehicles including automobiles and covered wagons that appear to be motorized. The caption in the lower-right corner says: 'Ambulance Co. No. 1 near Namiquipa, Mexico'. Several unidentified men are walking near the tents and vehicles.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Col. H.J. Slocum]

Description: This picture shows Colonel H.J. Slocum, the commanding officer of the 13th Calvary Regiment in Columbus, New Mexico. Col. Slocum is the focus of the image. He is dressed in uniform and hat and holds a cigar. To his right, the rear of a motorcycle is shown. In the background there are various wood buildings. There are also two people standing in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Section of the Army Camp]

Description: The picture shows a section of the Army camp in Columbus, New Mexico. One soldier in uniform stands in the middle of a road. Numerous cloth tents fill the picture, and are surrounded by various wood buildings and adobe buildings. Two motorcycles are placed in the foreground of the image.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Photographs of Soldiers in the Field]

Description: Three photographs pasted to a black scrapbook page. In the photograph on the left, two soldiers, one sitting and one standing, play with a snake in the field. The photo on the top right shows soldiers standing by their tents while on field maneuvers, and the bottom right photograph shows a pile of military gear, with a truck in the background.
Date: [1943..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Troops in the Field]

Description: Three photographs pasted to a black scrapbook page. In the top left photo, soldiers load crates onto a truck in a field. In the bottom left photo, soldiers stand in line for food at the rear of a truck, and the photo to the right shows a cot in between two lines of pup tents.
Date: [1943..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldiers in the Field]

Description: Three photographs pasted to a black scrapbook page. In the photo to the left, two soldiers stand smoking cigarettes on a dirt road, with a truck and cacti in the background. In the top right photo, soldiers sit on their packs beside a road, and the photo below shows a field with barracks under construction in the background.
Date: [1943..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Japanese truck and structure on Tarawa]

Description: Photograph of a large Japanese truck and structure. The truck to the left has a large tank attached to its bed and is facing away from the camera. The large structure around the truck is made of logs which have been tied together using some kind of wire. Part of the structure has been damaged, with a large hole in the section behind the truck. Around the truck and structure is scattered debris.
Date: 1943-11~
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fallen trees on Tarawa]

Description: Photograph of fallen trees on Tarawa. Several leaves and trees are scattered around and heaped together. Some trees still stand with their leaves damaged. Behind the trees, a truck and a long wooden fence made of logs can be seen.
Date: 1943-11~
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Okinawa Mud]

Description: Photograph of a group of Marines on Okinawa rushing men and supplies to the front through a morass of mud caused by incessant rains.
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Who's got a Toothpick]

Description: Photograph of Marine Private First Class Gilbert E. Bailey of Huntington, West Virginia, shoveling the Okinawa mud from the tracks of his cat in order to maintain a snail's pace along the roads of Ryukyu island.
Date: May 1, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Slain Bombardier]

Description: Photograph of a slain Japanese bombardier lying in the wreckage of a Japanese Sally bomber on Okinawa.
Date: May 25, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Move over, Mac]

Description: Photograph of a Marine Corsair fighter coming in for a landing as Seabee bulldozers and heavy equipment continue working on the runway at Kadena Airfield on Okinawa.
Date: May 10, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[General Mud Takes Command]

Description: Photograph of military traffic coming to a standstill on this Okinawa road when the Marine tractor, ambulance jeep and tank destroyer become bogged down in three feet of mud. Marine engineers blasted drainage ditches in a futile effort to facilitate traffic on this road.
Date: May 1, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Roadside Aid Station]

Description: Photograph of a Marine aid station established at a busy roadside. As Navy corpsmen attend to wounded Marines, a walkie-talkie makes contact with rear area forces to prepare for evacuation of casualties.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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