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[Campus aerial, North Texas State Normal College]

Description: Photograph of a photograph of the NTSNC campus from the air. Buildings that can be seen are the Main Building, the Education Building, the Hospital, the Power Plant, the Manual Arts Building, and the Library. On the right side of the image is Avenue A.The print is framed by tape and a note on the photograph reads "Air-plane view, North Texas State Normal College, Photograph Copyright 1919 by-Albert Addison."
Date: 1919
Creator: Addison, Albert

[Well Done Men]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of an airplane flying over the Statue of Liberty, addressed to Mrs. John H. Carper, at 818 Austin St., Houston, Texas. The postcard indicates that John H. Carper will be returning from service at Camp Mills and he'll write home as soon as possible.
Date: May 23, 1919
Creator: Carper, John H.

[Booklet: WWI Army Division Insignia Information]

Description: Booklet that details different army divisions serving under Pershing's American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, complete with maps and insignias. The booklet includes color chromolithographic printing on the cover and illustrations throughout of each insignia paired with descriptive text in a list format. The booklet was published in 1919 through the training and staging camp stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey.
Date: 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his father J.R Lauderdale, May 11, 1919]

Description: Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his father on American YMCA Stationary, dated May 11, 1919. The letter is brief and informs his father of a letter he enclosed for his mother in celebration of mothers day despite her death with the sentiment "We were with her in life; even so in death we shall be with her." He goes on to mention a trip to Belgium that he is contemplating taking before he comes back to the states.
Date: 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor

[Letter from Victor Lauderdale to his mother Mrs. Lauderdale, May 11th, 1919]

Description: Letter and envelope from son Victor Lauderdale to mother Mrs. Lauderdale, May 11th, 1919. The seven page letter addresses a reflective dialogue frequently mentioning God, religion, obedience and guidance about his experiences in the Army and at war. The letter is written on stationary provided by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
Date: May 11, 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor
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Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover is white with the title in red writing, the author's name in blue, and red boxes around the title and illustration. The illustration is of Heidi and her grandfather going down a mountain in a sled. Heidi is wrapped in a red blanket while her grandfather holds on to her. In the background are snow covered evergreen trees. In the book are colored illustrations, one of which is Heidi walking down a path into town with her grandfather.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
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[Envelope, January 8, 1919]

Description: Envelope for Mrs. Loriette Redway from the following organization: Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Office of the Disbursing Officer. The envelope is dated January 8, 1919.
Date: January 8, 1919
Creator: United States. Army.

[A boy in a backyard]

Description: Double exposure of a boy in a backyard and a circled number. The boy sits on the ground in the yard, in front of a wooden fence. This is believed to be one of Byrd III's first photographs.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[A pond surrounded by trees]

Description: Photograph of a small body of water. A group of barren trees can be seen on the opposite side of the water. Buildings are visible in the distance. This is believed to be one of Byrd III's first photographs.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III

[Photograph of individuals sitting on the porch of a house]

Description: Photograph of five individuals sitting on the covered front porch of a wooden house in the country. Diamond-shaped grills cover the houses's windows. A dormer with two small windows extends from the center of the house's shingle roof. On the left, a distant greenhouse, a rooftop, and a water tower are partially visible among some tall, bushy trees. A windmill stands on the right. Some buildings and trees stand beyond it. A wood picket fence runs across the front of the house. "1919" is written … more
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Postcard of a donkey hauling water, 2]

Description: Photograph of a donkey pulling a large wooden barrel, standing in the middle of a dirt street near a two-story building; an unidentified man is standing behind the donkey. A handwritten label in the lower-right corner says, "Hauling water at Isabel, Texas." It is attached to a different postcard written by Byrd Williams, Jr. from his home in the Ysleta community in El Paso.
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.

[Postcard of a donkey hauling water]

Description: Photograph of a donkey pulling a large wooden barrel, standing in the middle of a dirt street near a two-story building; an unidentified man is standing behind the donkey. A handwritten label in the lower-right corner says, "Hauling water at Isabel, Texas." It is attached to a different postcard written by Byrd Williams, Jr. from his home in the Ysleta community in El Paso.
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr. & Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
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