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Horses Pulling Wagon in Convoy; Horses Pulling Cannons in Convoy; Military Unit Marching in Formation; Truck Convoy

Description: Copy negative of four pictures. The first is of military men riding horses pulling wagons across a desert with mountains in the distance. The second is of horses pulling cannons and men across the desert with mountains in the distance. The third is of men marching in formation with flags with buildings to the left. The fourth is a truck convoy in the desert with mountains in the distance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man With Crew Rifle Drill

Description: Copy photograph of John Wayne posing with a rifle and a rifle crew on the deck of the USS Kearsarge aircraft carrier. Wayne is holding a rifle horizontally in both hands, as are the other men. The men are arranged in six rows. In the background are three helicopters and several planes with their wings folded up.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man and Woman With Military Honor Guard

Description: Copy photograph of Texas Governor William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr. with his wife Rita Clements and a military honor guard. The honor guard is making a walkway with their sabers, under which the Governor and his wife are walking. Mrs. Clements is holding a bouquet of flowers.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Soldier

Description: Copy negative of Refugio Mendosa, a soldier. He is wearing a hat, bow tie, boots and a large belt of ammunition wrapped around his torso. His left hand is on a gun holster on his hip and his right hand holds a shotgun. Written across the bottom is, "Refugio Mendosa."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Artillery Action #2

Description: Copy negative of a field full of uniformed men on horseback. Written across the bottom of the image is, "U.S. Mountain Artillery in Action." In the bottom right-hand corner of the frame it reads, "W. H. Horne Co., El Paso, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Family Picnic

Description: Copy negative of thirteen people posing for a portrait. All but one person wear a hat or bonnet. Three people play instruments. One person sitting in the front holds a rifle on their lap. This picnic is thought to have been taken in the late 1880's or early 1890's. Roberta Parker is the daughter of Robert H. Parker and stands in the far right on the back row. In the background there are trees.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Battery Kimble at Fort Travis]

Description: Photograph of the back side of Battery Kimble at Fort Travis on the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas. This bunker is constructed of reinforced concrete and burrowed into a hill. Battery Kimble was constructed in 1925 and is the largest battery at Fort Travis. It has two concrete pads for large guns, a magazine for ammunition, a commanders station, and barracks.
Date: July 29, 2006
Creator: Howington, Ann
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Muzzle Loading Instruction by the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy pointing a rifle at an unseen target with his eye closed. Two adults from the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association, the sponsors of the activity, are supervising the boy. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Joe Bowman, Precision Shooter]

Description: Color photograph of a man, Joe Bowman, holding up a pair of steel revolvers in his hands. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a collared shirt, and a fringed vest. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Muzzle Loader Instruction]

Description: Photograph of a man instructing a boy on shooting a muzzle loader (gun with charge loaded from muzzle) at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is in the foreground aiming the rifle to the right. The man is behind him in the middle ground holding the barrel and watching him carefully. Behind him is a large pile of straw.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Learning About Muzzleloaders]

Description: Photograph of two men teaching a boy about muzzleloaders in "Muzzleloading School" at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The boy is sitting in between the two men, who are dressed in Civil War era clothing and are showing him the muzzle of a rifle that is laid across their laps. They are all sitting on a stack of wooden shingles, in front of a log cabin.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Living History Reenactor at Frontier Fort]

Description: Photograph of a historical reenactment at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A participant wears a historical military uniform consisting of a black cowboy hat, a thick woolen coat over a grey flannel shirt, a large navy belt, and blue pants. He holds a rifle in his hands as festival participants watch the demonstration.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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