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The 4th Field (Mountain) Artillery before 1920. Picture

Brief history of the 4th Field (Mountain) Artillery, pre-1920s to 1956; drawings of artillery loaded on mules.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: January 1, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The awakening of a cavalry packer. Picture

Illustration of ten mules secured on a picket line and their cavalry packer in camp at 3:00 a.m.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

The border air patrol 1918-1919. Picture

Illustrated description of the air support for the U. S. Cavalry on the Texas-Mexico border, 1918-1919.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Cavalry officers of the 1916-1921 period. Picture

Drawings of officers in charge of activities on the U.S.-Mexico border between 1916 and 1921, indicating ranks and commands.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

[A cavalry roundup. Picture]

Drawing depicting sergeant of a cavalry troop recovering stolen cattle on the Texas-Mexico border, c.1916.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Description of a Military Pack Train. Picture

Drawing of muleteers in camp during a trip to deliver military cargo to places inaccessible by wagon. Figure on the left may represent W. D. Smithers, who was a packer for the Army.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Four stages of packing an army mule. Picture

Detailed illustration of the diamond hitch pattern of ropes used to secure a load to an army mule before 1920.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Items needed for horse and man while on a march. Picture

Illustrated list of 24 items carried by the U. S. Cavalryman while on a march c. 1916.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

[Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border from El Paso to Van Horn, Texas]

Reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing the border area between Texas and Mexico from El Paso, Texas (left) to Van Horn, Texas (right). Several towns, forts, roads, and geographic features are marked primarily on the Texas side of the map. A note in the bottom-left corner of the map says "Where the Rio Grande becomes the U.S. & Mexico boundary, and flows towards the Big Bend District. It makes 1,260 miles of the international border. Much of the early history of the south-west was made alo… more

Date: [1920..]

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981

Item Type: Map

Location: None

Military pack train in Pinto Canyon, Texas. Picture

Illustrated description of composition and use of pack trains by the military in the Big Bend area of Texas, c. 1916.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Texas National Guard units on duty on the U. S. - Mexico border 1916-1917. Picture

Illustrated descriptions of the National Guardsmen in tent camps on the U.S. - Mexico border, 1916-1917 and in service in France in 1918. Theses troops are variously identified by W. D. Smithers as the Fourth Texas Infantry, Militia (National Guard) of Texas, and the 36th Division (U.S.).

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Types of cavalrymen, their mounts and equipment 1916-1921. Picture

Depicts equipment and describes activities of U. S. Cavalry in defense of the U. S. - Mexico border, 1916-1921.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

U. S. Cavalry Medical Corps 1916-1921. Picture

Illustrations and captions depicting activities of the Medical Corps of the Cavalry serving on the U. S. - Mexico border between 1916 and 1921. Includes prescription for treatment of colic in horses.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

Uses of horses and mules in the U.S. Cavalry. Picture

Illustrated explanation of the qualifications and duties of the men, horses, and mules of the Remount Service of the U. S. Cavalry.

Date: 1920

Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.

Item Type: Artwork

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: January 8, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: January 15, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: January 22, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: January 29, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: February 5, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: February 12, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: February 19, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: February 26, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Alpine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: March 4, 1920

Creator: Moyer, E. J.

Item Type: Newspaper

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The 4th Field (Mountain) Artillery before 1920. Picture

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1920

The awakening of a cavalry packer. Picture

The border air patrol 1918-1919. Picture

Cavalry officers of the 1916-1921 period. Picture

[A cavalry roundup. Picture]

Description of a Military Pack Train. Picture

Four stages of packing an army mule. Picture

Items needed for horse and man while on a march. Picture

[Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border from El Paso to Van Horn, Texas]

Military pack train in Pinto Canyon, Texas. Picture

Texas National Guard units on duty on the U. S. - Mexico border 1916-1917. Picture

Types of cavalrymen, their mounts and equipment 1916-1921. Picture

U. S. Cavalry Medical Corps 1916-1921. Picture

Uses of horses and mules in the U.S. Cavalry. Picture

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1920

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1920