Mothers of McLennan Co, Texas, 1918 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Mothers of McLennan Co, Texas, 1918 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Mothers of McLennan Co., whose hearts and hopes are in France, assembled for the 4th Liberty Loan Parade, Sept. 27th, 1918
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Mothers of McLennan Co, Texas, 1918
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In 1918, McLennan County in central Texas was built around cotton, and Waco, its seat on the Brazos River, served as a rail and trading center for farms across the surrounding prairie. The United States had entered the First World War the year before, and Camp MacArthur, built on the edge of Waco in 1917, was training soldiers of the 77th Division, so local families lived with news of sons heading overseas. Mothers' groups and war-relief work drew many women into public life, while churches, lodges, and clubs remained the main social gatherings in the county. Fred Gildersleeve, a Waco photographer, recorded these local groups in large portraits, and this one shows the women whose sons were part of that wartime effort.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | gildersleeve, fred a. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,296 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Mothers of McLennan Co., whose hearts and hopes are in France, assembled for the 4th Liberty Loan Parade, Sept. 27th, 1918 |
| Reference | TX 1918 Mothers of McLennan Co |
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