[Portrait of Sgt. George V. Huffmon]

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Portrait of Sgt. George V. Huffmon, of the U.S. Army Medical Corps in uniform. On his uniform is a braid which signified he was in the Infantry and the serpent, the Medical Corps. Written on the back is the notation, "Havana, Cuba, Nov. 2, 1906. George V. Huffmon, Co. B, Hospital Corps, USA; Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba. A bad picture." Added additional information by staff: Sgt. Huffmon enlisted in the Army on January 25, 1906. Camp Columbia was the headquarters or base camp and was located just west of Havana. The U.S. Medical Corps at that time period made great … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 11 cm., mounted to 23 x 16 cm.

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Lucerne Studio 1906.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History and was provided by the Denton Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 64 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Denton's first public library opened on June 6, 1937, in Denton County Courthouse. It quickly outgrew the space and in 1949, the City of Denton donated a tract of land on Oakland Street for a new library.

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Portrait of Sgt. George V. Huffmon, of the U.S. Army Medical Corps in uniform. On his uniform is a braid which signified he was in the Infantry and the serpent, the Medical Corps. Written on the back is the notation, "Havana, Cuba, Nov. 2, 1906. George V. Huffmon, Co. B, Hospital Corps, USA; Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba. A bad picture." Added additional information by staff: Sgt. Huffmon enlisted in the Army on January 25, 1906. Camp Columbia was the headquarters or base camp and was located just west of Havana. The U.S. Medical Corps at that time period made great attempts to improve sanitation, drinking water, and combat disease and epidemics such as smallpox, yellow fever, and malaria.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 11 cm., mounted to 23 x 16 cm.

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From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History

These materials include historic photographs, books, maps, city directories, and records from numerous Denton women's clubs. Funding for this project was provided by the Forrest C. Lattner Foundation.

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  • 1906

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  • April 21, 2006, 3:05 a.m.

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  • Aug. 18, 2020, 12:18 p.m.

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Lucerne Studio. [Portrait of Sgt. George V. Huffmon], photograph, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12396/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.

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