The initial issue of the 86th Infantry Division magazine. Trained at Camp Howze in Cooke County, Texas, the “Blackhawks” were sent to Germany during the final months of fighting in 1945. The division was involved in the pocket fighting along...
World War II; U.S. Army; Camp Howze; Gainesville; Camp County
A pictorial guide to activities at Camp Howze, located in Gainesville, Texas.
America’s entrance into World War Two in 1941 precipitated the need for military training facilities. In January, 1942, construction began on Camp Howze, near...
Cooke County; Gainesville; Homes; Historical District; Morton Museum
A pamphlet showing the tour of the historical homes of Gainesville, TX telling a brief description of each home. The pamphlet also tells a brief history of Gainesville.
African American; World War I; Gainesville; Cooke County; Texas
An excerpt from a Master of Arts thesis concerning the service of Cooke County men during the First World War. This chapter, entitled “Military Services of the Colored Men of Cooke County,” lists the military services records of African...
Collection of advertising fans. In the early 20th Century before the advent of air conditioning, fans became a convenient vehicle for advertisers. Included in the collection are fans advertising local Gainesville businesses as well as a fan from...
African American History; Children; School; Education; Classroom; Teacher
African American school children at unknown schools. Pictured in the first photograph are: 3rd row; McKinley Black, Hugh Neely Long, Herbert Black, Luther Hall, Edgar Lee Fitzpatrick, and John Wesley Long. 2nd row: Aletha Long, Jewel Fitzpatrick,...
World War II; U.S. Army Air Force; Pacific Theater; B-29; Gainesville; Guam
Photograph of the B-29 Superfortress “The City of Gainesville” and crew. The plane and crew were part of the 330th Bombardment Group (VH) 459th Squadron stationed in Guam. The squadron, led by LTCOL Robert Ryder flew more sorties and dropped a...
Ben Franklin; School; Student; Class; Education; Teacher
Photograph of students at the Ben Franklin School located in Gainesville, Texas.
Front row, left to right: James Haney, Sue Gilliland, Paul Sugdon, Marrin Bosley, Sherry Porter, Janet Clack.
Second row: Jan Orr, Patsy Nichols Kandy Morrow, Joe...
Ben Franklin; School; Student; Class; Education; Teacher
Photograph of students at the Ben Franklin School, located in Gainesville, Texas.
First row: Dale Brown, Gerry Holden, Marcus Piper, Mary Sue Wilson, Jerry Headrick, Susan Strader, Barbara Norris.
Second row: James Daugherty, Elaine Allbritton,...
Bloomfield; Photo; Album; Lake; Ray Roberts; Gainesville
Photo album from an unidentified resident of Bloomfield, Texas. Located fifteen miles south of Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas, Bloomfield was organized as a town in 1876. The community reached its peak in 1884 when it reported two churches,...
Bloomfield; School; District; Union Grove; North Texas State; University; Lake; Ray Roberts
Photographs of students from the Bloomfield School. Established in 1879, the Bloomfield School was absorbed by the Union Grove School District in 1929. Eventually the school building was moved to the campus of North Texas State University before...
African American History; Gainesville Daily Register; Newspaper; Slavery; Slave; Bob Scott
Born into slavery in 1825, Bob Scott was brought to Gainesville, Texas by his master William Scott in 1850’s, shortly after the community was founded. In 1862 “Uncle Bob” drove the wagon that carried 40 suspected Northern sympathizers to...
African American History; Education; Booker T. Washington; School; Student
Booker T. Washington graduating class of 1916. Front row: Norma Burleson Glenn, Prof. A.M. Moore, Clara Johnson Brunner; Back row: Herman Blackman, Willie Ed. Woody, Allen Moore
African American History; Education; Student; Football; Sports; Athletics; School; Booker T. Washington
The history of African American education in Gainesville, Texas begins in 1886 when the Gainesville school board approved plans to build a separate school for the communities African American students. Known originally as Gainesville Colored...
Camp; Howze; Construction; Military; War; World War II; Gainesville; POW; Prisoner of War; Cooke County; Training
Photographs of the construction of Camp Howze which was located near Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas. In 1942, Camp Howze was constructed on 59,000 acres of land purchased from local land owners in 1941. The camp could house more than 39,000 men...
World War II; Camp Howze; Newspaper; WWII; Howitzer
The Camp Howze Howitzer was the camp’s weekly newspaper. Printed by the Gainesville Daily Register and distributed for free to camp residents, the newspaper covered topics of interest to the soldiers stationed at the camp. Topics included the...
Informational brochure produced by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for soldiers stationed at Camp Howze, Texas. Included is information on using the camp’s public telephone service.
America’s entrance into World War Two in 1941...
Photograph of a luncheon held at Camp Howze, Texas. Attendees included Mary H. Smith, Nana F. Muhler, Zeda H. Allen, Lois Young, Muriel Calkins, Virginia G. Combs, Fay Brown, Bess Graudstaff, Maxine Lytle, Geneva Hall, Nancy Jo Watson, Ruby F....
Photographs taken during a military parade in Gainesville, Texas. Gainesville Chief of Police Henry Kirchenbauer is shown with unidentified military personnel.
