[Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes]

One of 34 photographs in the series: Frank Lauderdale Cook Scrapbook available on this site.

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Photographs of military activities. The top left photo is of a man sitting on a mule with a wagon and barracks in the background. The top right photo is of the 1st Cavalry marching through a street with buildings on one side. The middle photo is of a family in a horse-drawn wagon with dogs following the wagon. The bottom left photo is of Clerk Williams wearing a military uniform and standing in front of a large tree. The bottom right photo is of men bathing and washing clothes in a river, with a handwritten note that says "Prof. Evans."

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5 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm., or smaller, on sheet 20 x 29 cm.

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Cook, Frank Lauderdale 1916/1917.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2014 and was provided by the Museum of South Texas History to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 48 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Museum of South Texas History

The Museum of South Texas History was founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum. Located in the city of Edinburg, the museum features exhibits on the history of the Rio Grande Valley between South Texas and Northeastern Mexico. Its various materials highlight the rich heritage and blended culture of the region.

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Photographs of military activities. The top left photo is of a man sitting on a mule with a wagon and barracks in the background. The top right photo is of the 1st Cavalry marching through a street with buildings on one side. The middle photo is of a family in a horse-drawn wagon with dogs following the wagon. The bottom left photo is of Clerk Williams wearing a military uniform and standing in front of a large tree. The bottom right photo is of men bathing and washing clothes in a river, with a handwritten note that says "Prof. Evans."

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5 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm., or smaller, on sheet 20 x 29 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2014

Rescuing Texas History collects photographs, newspaper articles, letters, postcards, and other historical materials from across the state and beyond to document and preserve the rich history of the state.

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[Scrapbook Page: Squad Trench] (Photograph)

[Scrapbook Page: Squad Trench]

Photographs of a squad trench. The top left photo is of a group of men in military uniforms, with some standing in a trench behind a small mound of dirt. The top right photo is of men in a trench pointing rifles off camera. The two bottom photos are of military men standing near a trench with rifles resting in a wooden frame above the trench.

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[Scrapbook Page: Squad Trench], MSTH_1983-012-044, ark:/67531/metapth575360

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  • 1916/1917

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  • Jan. 26, 2015, 9:55 p.m.

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  • Dec. 1, 2020, 3:45 p.m.

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Cook, Frank Lauderdale. [Scrapbook Page: Military Scenes], photograph, 1916/1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth575367/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Museum of South Texas History.

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