Medium: StillImage
Date: June 1925
Sgt. Sweet poses with two Native Americans in Oklahoma. Notice the ceremonial drum against the tree behind the group and several automobiles beyond the fence. The photo was taken June,1925,…
Medium: StillImage
Date: March 1925
Captain Hughes posing with a military horse. Hughes labeled this photo Self w/Kansas City; Sig. C2 (on Hat), w/horse. The photo was taken March 25, 1925, probably at Fort Sill,…
Medium: StillImage
Date: January 11, 1925
Captain Hughes’ daughters, Peggy (age 9) and Betty (age 11), in Japanese costumes on January 11, 1925. The photo was probably taken near Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where Hughes was participating…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Thanksgiving 1924
Captain Steere with Captain Hughes’ daughters, Betty (on Steere’s right) and Peggy (on his left) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where both captains were participating in the Battery Officers Course at…
Medium: StillImage
Date: October 5, 1924
Captain Hughes poses during a climb up Mount Scott, one of the most prominent mountains in Oklahoma. The photo was taken October 5, 1924, while Hughes was at Fort Sill,…
Medium: StillImage
Date: August or September 1924
Captain Hughes took this photo of an unidentified women and a child viewing the Victory Highway marker in Shawnee County. The Victory Highway was established following WWI as a memorial…
Medium: StillImage
Date: August 1924
Captain Hughes was transferred to Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in September, 1924. While there he participated in the Battery Officers Course. Prior to arrival at Fort Sill, he…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 1924
This photo is labeled “Dixie Jumping”. The soldier on the horse is unidentified. The photo was taken in July,1924, while Captain Hughes was the Battery Commander of the 15th Field…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 1924
This is a photo shows Betty (age 10) and Peggy (age 8) Hughes, daughters of Captain James Hughes and his wife, Mabel. The photo was taken in July, 1924, while…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 15, 1924
This is a photo of Captain James Hughes taken in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio. The photo was taken in July 15, 1924, while the Hughes family was stationed at Fort…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 1924
Hughes took this photo of his oldest son, James Renwick, riding Breeze with a young colt at the mare’s side. The photo was taken in July, 1924, when the Hughes…
Medium: StillImage
Date: April 23, 1924
This photo is of the U.S. Army balloon in the National Balloon Race which was held April 23, 1924. According to news reports more than 100,000 people attended this event…
Medium: StillImage
Date: April 23, 1924
This photo is of the Goodyear balloon in the National Balloon Race which was held April 23, 1924. According to news reports more than 100,000 people attended this event at…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Spring 1924
In 1924, while still at Fort Sam Houston, the family encountered a snake in the road. James Renwick is holding the snake for all to see. Billy is watching from…
Medium: StillImage
Date: May 4, 1924
May 4, 1924, the family toured the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Notice the automobiles in front of the entrance. The one with multiple seats was probably a taxi. James…
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Date: May 4, 1924
By May, 1924 the family was well settled at Fort Sam Houston. Seated from left to right: Captain Hughes, Peggy (8), Mabel, and Betty (10). Standing behind are Billy (6)…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Fall 1923
In this photo the family has stopped east of Phoenix, Arizona to take a picture of a cactus and the desert. Twelve year old James Renwick Hughes poses outside the…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1922
Captain Hughes labeled this photograph Thanksgiving Dance, Hawaii. This was taken in 1922 while he was stationed at Schofield Barracks. Notice the wide variety of costumes worn by the participants…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1922
This photo shows rice paddies in Hawaii in 1922. After Captain Hughes’ assignment at Motor Transport School, Camp Holabird, Maryland, he had applied for a position in the Regular Army.…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1922
Captain Hughes photographed his wife playing cards with herself in this image entitled “Mabel-Double Exposure, Hawaii”, 1922. This example of “trick photography” shows Hughes talent with his camera. After Captain…
Medium: StillImage
Date: June 6, 1922
Captain Hughes’ photos from the time he was stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii provides a lens into the life of an officer. This photo taken June 6, 1922, is…
Medium: StillImage
Date: March 13, 1922
This photo of Halemaumau, a volcano on the island of Kauai, was taken by Captain Hughes, March 13, 1922. In labeling this photo, he pointed out the large crag in…
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Date: [Date unknown]
This photo of Diamond Head, a volcano on the island of Oahu, was taken by Captain Hughes from the SS Mauna Kea. In the early 1900s Diamond Head was used…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Undated
These children are in a banana plantation in Hawaii. Assuming they are Captain Hughes and Mabel’s children, they would be (l-r) Betty, Billy, James Renwick, and Peggy. After Captain Hughes’…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Undated
These children, on a Hawaiian beach, are children of members of the 13th Field Artillery. After Captain Hughes’ assignment at Motor Transport School, Camp Holabird, Maryland, he applied for a…
