World War, 1914-1918.
Found in 236 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook diary, 1910 - 1915
The personal narrative of Private William Hurford Hutchins, documenting his experiences while on board a troop transport and his military service in Egypt.
Notice of call to appear for physical examination, 1917-08-15
Notice of certification to District Board...., 1917-09-04
"You are hereby notified that you were on the 3rd day of Sept 1917, certified by this Local Board [Dallas County] to District Board [Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth] as having been called for the military service of the United States and not exempted or discharged...."
Order to report for military duty, 1917-10-05
From the War Department Local Board for Dallas County, Texas: Order to report to the local board at 10 a.m. on the 10th day of Oct 1917 for military duty and for transportation to the Army Mobilization Camp at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas. Order No. 966 addressed to Jno. O. Miller, 5747 Prospect, Dallas, TX.
Panoramic photograph album of Paris, 1918
89 souvenir WWI-era postcards, some unused, but most containing handwrtten messages postmarked and addressed to a Miss Louise Waite of Shawnee, Oklahoma. The preponderance of postcards feature sites within France and Belgium. Also included is a WWI-era artillery pickelhaube.
Permission to be Absent from Camp, 1917
Headquarters, 315th Engineers, Camp Travis, TX. Six permission slips granting J.O. Miller permission to be absent from camp, pasted together in pairs.
Personal ephemera, Undated
Western Union telegraph receipt, received from Edith Miller; portion of a studio photo portfolio, Watt and Sons, Dundee; calling card for Miss Laura V. Haynes.
Photograph album, 1910 - 1915
Archive of Private William Hurford Hutchins of the Canterbury Infantry Battlion, 2nd New Zealand Regiment. Consists of a 181 page handwritten diary with extensive, descriptive entries. Includes photocopied list of wounded, service medallion, and a small photo album containing 59 photographs documenting Hutchins's experiences while in service in Egypt, with a few photos documenting his departure from New Zealand.
Portrait of a uniformed man, Undated
Studio portrait of a man in uniform, pictured standing with arms crossed over his chest.
Portrait of an officer
Litho-reproduction featuring an unidentified middle-aged, mustached man, dressed in a double-breasted jacket with buttons and shoulder insignia.