[Postcard of Tents and Mess Halls at Camp MacArthur]
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http://dp.la/api/items/3fe0e9b67e6791f01c04379a3d2850a9
Title
[Postcard of Tents and Mess Halls at Camp MacArthur]
Date
1918
Description
Postcard of rows of wooden buildings and canvas tents. A printed note under the photo describes it: "Tents and rear of mess halls, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Gertrude Odien in Detroit, Michigan and reads: "Dear Gertrude, Thank you so much for the cute [illegible]. I see you remembered my failing [illegible]. George came up to be married Xmas day. We all had a very nice time for 2 days. Nice and warm here now. Am very busy knitting yet."
1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Subject
Military and War - Camps
Camp MacArthur
Military and War - Wars - World War I
Government and Law - Vital Records - Marriages
Social Life and Customs - Customs - Holidays - Christmas
Odien, Gertrude
Source
The Portal to Texas History
Language
English
Type
image
Date
1918
Source
The Portal to Texas History
Subject
Military and War - Camps
Camp MacArthur
Military and War - Wars - World War I
Government and Law - Vital Records - Marriages
Social Life and Customs - Customs - Holidays - Christmas
Odien, Gertrude
Collection
Citation
“[Postcard of Tents and Mess Halls at Camp MacArthur],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 6, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8644.
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