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1st Co 3d Bn. [Battalion], Icots, Camp Pike, Ark. Dec 1918

1st Co 3d Bn. [Battalion], Icots, Camp Pike, Ark.

World War I Arkansas

Panoramic photograph titled "1st Co [Company] 3d Bn. [Battalion] ICOTS, Camp Pike, Ark." of a group of soldiers posed in front of barracks at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ca. 1918. The photographer is "K.C. Studio “Little Rock, Ark." A sign on the right side of the image reads "1st Co 3d Bn. ICOTS Camp Pike, Ark. Photo by K.C. Studio “ Little Rock, Ark."


View Of Splendidly Equipped Orthopedic Dept. Base Hospital - Camp Pike, Ark. Dec 1918

View Of Splendidly Equipped Orthopedic Dept. Base Hospital - Camp Pike, Ark.

World War I Arkansas

Copy of postcard titled "View of Splendidly Equipped Orthopedic Dept. Base Hospital - Camp Pike, Ark." showing nurses, doctors, patients, a possible x-ray machine, and medical equipment in the Orthopedic Department at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ca. 1918.


Souvenir Letter From Camp Pike, Ark. Dec 1918

Souvenir Letter From Camp Pike, Ark.

World War I Arkansas

Foldout souvenir letter called "Souvenir Letter from Camp Pike, Ark." with images of Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ca. 1918. The souvenir letter folds out into five sections with images of Camp Pike on the front including: an image of the front gate of Camp Pike with space to write a mailing address (section 1); a quote from Stephan Decatur with images of President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. Pershing, and an American flag (section 2); Headquarters (section 3); Liberty Theatre (section 4); and Hostess House, Y.M.C.A. (section 5).


Camp Pike, Ark. Recruit Registering Dec 1918

Camp Pike, Ark. Recruit Registering

World War I Arkansas

Copy of photograph of recruits registering at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ca. 1918. The recruits in civilian clothing are standing in line in front of a building with the number 608-5. On the side of the negative is handwritten "Camp Pike, Ark. Recruit Registering."


Entrance To Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, Circa 1918 Dec 1918

Entrance To Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, Circa 1918

World War I Arkansas

The photograph shows an entrance to Camp Pike, a building with a YMCA sign and "ADMINISTRATION 101" (left background), a camp store run by Pfeifer Department Store with a sign for "SHOE SHOP" on the back the building (far right foreground), various buildings, soldiers, female and male civilians, automobiles, and roads.


Clarence Walter Ferguson, Company B, 1st Regiment, At Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas Dec 1918

Clarence Walter Ferguson, Company B, 1st Regiment, At Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas

World War I Arkansas

Copy of photograph of Clarence Walter Ferguson, Company B, 1st Regiment, standing in front of a U.S. Flag at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ca. 1918. Clarence Ferguson was a cook with Company B, 1st Regiment at Camp Pike during World War I.


Camp Pike, Thanksgiving Dinner, 1918 Dec 1918

Camp Pike, Thanksgiving Dinner, 1918

World War I Arkansas

Photograph of tables set for Thanksgiving Dinner at Camp Pike in 1918. The mess hall is decorated with streamers and plants for the celebration. On the tables are what appear to be cut-up turkeys, rolls, bananas, apples, mashed potatoes, dressing, olives, celery, cakes, bowls, plates, and cups. In the background of the photograph are six unidentified soldiers and three unidentified women in civilian clothing sitting next to a piano. A photograph of General John Pershing is on the back wall of the mess hall.


Arkansas, Little Rock Quadrangle, Camp Pike Dec 1918

Arkansas, Little Rock Quadrangle, Camp Pike

World War I Arkansas

Topographic quadrangle map titled "ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK QUADRANGLE, CAMP PIKE" of the Little Rock, Arkansas, and surrounding area, produced by the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S) in 1918. The map was originally issued in September 1893 (surveyed in 1891), then reissued in 1918 with land lines and red overprint showing the location of Camp Pike and Fort Logan H. Roots in present day North Little Rock, Arkansas. The map is a 15 minute topographic map with a scale 1:125,000. Contributors listed on the map include: Department of the Interior, Frankklin K. Lane, Secretary; U.S. Geological Survey, George Otis Smith, Director; …


Third Arkansas Infantry Company At Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas Dec 1918

Third Arkansas Infantry Company At Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas

World War I Arkansas

Photograph of Third Arkansas Infantry company under the command of Oscar B. Robbins, who is standing in the center of the front row. Handwritten inscription on back reads: "O.B.'s writing, My Company Mama, Which I am the Commander, Keep this I only have one, 1st Lt. Oscar B. Robbins (standing center front row), 3rd Ark. Infantry 1918, His mother"; “Mrs. J. W. R., Rosebud, Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark."


7 Headquarters Staff, Camp Pike, Arkansas, Spring Of 1918 Dec 1918

7 Headquarters Staff, Camp Pike, Arkansas, Spring Of 1918

World War I Arkansas

Photograph for members of the Headquarters Staff at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 1918. A handwritten notation on the back of the photograph reads: "[Hagenbuck]-Athletic [Appleget] "“ Educational Kurtyhall [Charles Hurtzhalz]", "Camp Secy [Camp Secretary] Mitchell",“Religious # 7 Headquarters Staff Camp Pike, Arkansas Spring of 1918"


Camp Pike [Postcard Of Aerial View, Circa 1918] Dec 1918

Camp Pike [Postcard Of Aerial View, Circa 1918]

World War I Arkansas

The image on this postcard is of many buildings (some possibly barracks), stacks of lumber, a stand-alone chimney with material stacked around it, men loading trucks with supplies, various automobiles, a cabin, and men walking at Camp Pike, ca. 1918.


Series Of 12 Postcards Of Camp Pike, Arkansas Dec 1918

Series Of 12 Postcards Of Camp Pike, Arkansas

World War I Arkansas

Series of 12 postcards of Camp Pike, Arkansas, produced by the Sackett & Wilhelms Corp., New York and Brooklyn, ca. 1918. The postcards are strung together with green ribbons along the left and right sides. The postcard series is from the Bob R. Cooper collection, that contains material related to Wallace Chester Simmons Goodell (1900-1982), who served on the U.S.S. Arkansas during World War I. The fronts of the postcard have descriptions that read: [Item 1, printed] INSTRUCTION IN SIGNALLING, CAMP, LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 222842, [Item 2, printed] VIEW OF CAMP PIKE SHOWING Y.M.C.A. AUDITORIUM AND TRAINING GROUND 222843, [Item …


Camp Pike, Arkansas, During World War I [Aerial View] Dec 1918

Camp Pike, Arkansas, During World War I [Aerial View]

World War I Arkansas

Copy of aerial photograph showing various buildings and a train track at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Men are working on a roof on one the buildings.


World War I Liberty Loan Drive At 5th And Main Streets In Little Rock Dec 1918

World War I Liberty Loan Drive At 5th And Main Streets In Little Rock

World War I Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of a Liberty Loan war bond drive at 5th (Capitol) and Main Streets in Little Rock during World War I.


Men And Planes At Eberts Field Dec 1918

Men And Planes At Eberts Field

World War I Arkansas

Black and white photograph of soldiers and men gathered around two planes at Eberts Field in Lonoke during World War I. In the center of the photo is a newspaper carrier with a bag from the Arkansas Democrat.


Homer Adkins Dec 1918

Homer Adkins

World War I Arkansas

Cabinet card photograph of Homer Adkins in World War I uniform.


Entrance To Camp Pike Dec 1918

Entrance To Camp Pike

World War I Arkansas

Photograph of the entrance to Camp Pike.


Quartermaster House, Camp Pike Dec 1918

Quartermaster House, Camp Pike

World War I Arkansas

Photograph of the Quartermaster warehouse at Camp Pike.


Receiving Area, Camp Pike Dec 1918

Receiving Area, Camp Pike

World War I Arkansas

Photograph of the receiving area at Camp Pike.


Letter, Harrell Burke To His Family, 1918 Dec 1918

Letter, Harrell Burke To His Family, 1918

World War I Arkansas

Letter from Harrell Burke in England to his family in Arkansas.


Airing Out, Camp Pike, Ark. Dec 1918

Airing Out, Camp Pike, Ark.

World War I Arkansas

Postcard titled "AIRING OUT, CAMP PIKE, ARK." of beds and military gear sitting outside with soldiers and barracks in the background at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ca. 1918. The back of the postcard lists the producer of the card as "C.T. American Art."


Company "M" Third Battalion, Infantry Replacement And Training Troops, Thanksgiving Dinner Program Nov 1918

Company "M" Third Battalion, Infantry Replacement And Training Troops, Thanksgiving Dinner Program

World War I Arkansas

Program for Company "M" Third Battalion, Infantry Replacement and Training Troops, Thanksgiving Dinner, November 28, 1918, Camp Pike, Arkansas. The program includes a menu and list of officers in Company M. Program from the Louis Edward Anderson Papers.


1918-11-12, Frenzers First Cruise, Charles J. Frenzer Nov 1918

1918-11-12, Frenzers First Cruise, Charles J. Frenzer

Charles J. Frenzer First World War poem

This poem, titled "Frenzers First Cruise," was written by Charles J. Frenzer during the First World War. Frenzer was stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Station Queenstown, Ireland. In this poem, Frenzer writes about his various feelings about being shipped out to Queenstown, wanting to serve in the military, wanting to fight in the frontlines, and regretting joining the U.S. Navy.


Camp Pike, Ark., Oct. 30th, 1918, 8th Co. 4th Bn. [Battalion], Central Oficers [Officers] Training School Oct 1918

Camp Pike, Ark., Oct. 30th, 1918, 8th Co. 4th Bn. [Battalion], Central Oficers [Officers] Training School

World War I Arkansas

Panoramic photograph titled "Camp Pike, Ark., Oct. 30th, 1918, 8th Co. 4th Bn. [Battalion], Central Oficers [Officers] Training School" of a group of soldiers with their hats off holding their rifles at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas. One of the buildings in the background has a sign on it with the number "23." The photographer was "Ewing, Inc., Official Photographers. Camp Pike, Ark." Inscriptions along the bottom of the photograph read: "Camp Pike, Ark. Oct. 30th, 1918" 8th Co. 4th Bn. Central Oficers (sic) Training School #183 2 Ewing Inc. Official Photographers Camp Pike, Ark."


The Last Photograph Taken Of Maj. Raoul Lufbery, The Late American Ace Sep 1918

The Last Photograph Taken Of Maj. Raoul Lufbery, The Late American Ace

Raoul Lufbery Newspapers

A photograph from a newspaper of Major Raoul Lufbery. Text below the photograph "The last photograph taken of Maj. [sic]Taoul Lufbery, the late American Ace."


4th Co. Officers Training School, Camp-Pike, Ark. August 1918. Aug 1918

4th Co. Officers Training School, Camp-Pike, Ark. August 1918.

World War I Arkansas

Panoramic photograph titled "4th Co. Officers Training School, Camp-Pike, ARK. August 1918." of a group of soldiers with their rifles at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas. In the background of the photograph are buildings, automobiles, a horse-drawn wagon, clothes handing on clotheslines, a boy on a bicycle, and soldiers. The photographer is "Ewing, Inc., Official Photographers, Camp Pike, Ark." Inscriptions along the bottom of the photograph read: "Ewing, Inc. Official Photographers Camp Pike 4th Co. Officers Training School Camp-Pike, ARK. August 1918."


1918-08-16, Laun To Carl, Laun Bee Aug 1918

1918-08-16, Laun To Carl, Laun Bee

Laun Bee First World War correspondence

No abstract provided.


Letter, Harrell Burke To His Mother, 1918 August 11 Aug 1918

Letter, Harrell Burke To His Mother, 1918 August 11

World War I Arkansas

Letter from Pvt. J. Harrell Burke in France during World War I to his mother in Wynne, Arkansas.


Letter, Harrell Burke To His Sister, 1918 July 29 Jul 1918

Letter, Harrell Burke To His Sister, 1918 July 29

World War I Arkansas

Letter from Pvt. J. Harrell Burke in France to his sister in Wynne, Arkansas.


Major Raoul Lufbery Portrait Jun 1918

Major Raoul Lufbery Portrait

Raoul Lufbery Newspapers

A photograph of Raoul Lufbery from a newspaper obituary.