A Guide to the Camp Wilson Photograph Album, 1916-1917
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Camp Wilson | |
| Title | Camp Wilson Photograph Album | |
| Dates: | 1916-1917 | |
| Quantity: | 1-1/2 inches: one album containing 153 silver gelatin photo postcards and 4 other silver gelatin prints. | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Scope and Contents
Scenes of training activities and camp life of a Wisconsin National Guard unit at Camp Wilson (adjacent to Fort Sam Houston in Bexar County) in 1916. The unit was likely part of the National Guard mobilization ordered by President Wilson in June 1916 as a response to border problems with Mexico. Contains views of Landa Park in New Braunfels, Austin cityscapes, mills and gins, and camps made by the unit while on maneuvers. Also included images of San Antonio parades, businesses, and Mexican-Americans.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Carts and wagons | ||
| Comal River | ||
| Cotton | ||
| Dittlinger Lime Company (Comal County) | ||
| Government buildings | ||
| Grimes Cotton Gin (Travis County) | ||
| Horses and horse racing | ||
| Landa Flour Mills (New Braunfels) | ||
| Landa Park (New Braunfels) | ||
| Mexican-Americans | ||
| Mules | ||
| Parades and processions | ||
| Quarries | ||
| San Antonio Brewing Association | ||
| San Antonio River | ||
| Swimming and swimming pools | ||
| U. S. Army - Supplies and stores | ||
| Wisconsin | ||
| National Guard | ||
| Places | ||
| Austin, Texas | ||
| Camp Wilson, Bexar County, Texas | ||
| Dittlinger, Comal County, Texas | ||
| Fort Sam Houston, Bexar County, Texas | ||
| Leon Springs | ||
| Luxello, Texas | ||
| New Braunfels, Texas | ||
| San Antonio, Texas | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Camp Wilson Photograph Album, 1916-1917, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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