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From Signal Mt. to East
Date: 1917
Shadow of soldier probably using a gun site as part of field artillery training at Fort Sill. View of fields and gently rolling hills. In 1917 James C. Hughes was…
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Scenery Near Ft. Sill – Small Lake – Self
Date: 1917
Photograph taken during field artillery training at Fort Sill. Hughes is posing with Little “Jerry” in the center of the picture. He and four other soldiers are relaxing on the…
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Scenery Near Ft. Sill – Small Lake
Date: 1917
Four soldiers and a dog relax on the rocks by a lake. This photograph was taken during Hughes’ field artillery training at Fort Sill. In 1917 James C. Hughes was…
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Block House Signal Mt
Date: 1917
Two soldiers peer over the wall of the ruins of a stone building. Seven soldiers are sitting and standing outside. They are conducting field artillery training at Fort Sill. In…
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Trenches
Date: 1917
Four soldiers stand in a deep trench which is reinforced with sandbags. They are training for trench warfare at Fort Sill. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain of Battery…
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Sat. Morn. Inspection “C”
Date: October 20, 1917
Soldiers of Battery C stand for inspection at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in front of their cots and equipment. Big tents are behind them. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain…
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Building Officers Row, Ft. Sill
Date: October 12, 1917
Soldiers working in groups to construct frame and tent buildings for the officers. One soldier is folding a mattress. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain of Battery C, 130th…
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Ft. Sill Hospital
Date: October 18, 1917
A soldier stands in front of the Fort Sill hospital. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain of Battery C, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard. He was stationed at…
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Self & Little Jerry
Date: October 12, 1917
James Hughes is holding a puppy. In World War I it was not unusual for companies to have mascots. Little “Jerry” appears in two of Hughes’ photographs taken during training…
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Little “Jerry”
Date: 1917
Photograph of cream colored, short hair puppy. In World War I it was not unusual for companies to have mascots. Little “Jerry” appears in two of Hughes’ photographs taken during…
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Nick Azember
Date: 1917
National Guard soldier Nick Azember poses in front of a tent. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain of Battery C, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard. He was stationed…
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Maj. Paterson, Capt. Porter & Capt. Pomano (?)
Date: September 5, 1917
Field and Staff officers of the 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard, standing in front of tents. The officers from left to right are Major William A. Pattison (Paterson) and…
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Mr. & Mrs. Curran
Date: 1917
Mr. Curran in a dark suit stands with his wife in front of a porch. This photograph was probably taken in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Curran was Hughes’ First Lieutenant in…
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Mrs. Curran
Date: 1917
Mrs. Curran is dressed up with a skirt and blouse and is wearing a hat. This photograph was probably taken in Topeka, Kansas. Mrs. Curran is the wife of First…
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Mabel, James, Betty, Juliet
Date: September 30, 1917
This photograph was taken in front of James and Mabel Hughes’ house at 418 Taylor, Topeka, Kansas. The family is seated in the car owned by his father, James White…
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Canteen
Date: August 22, 1917
Crowds of men, women, and a few soldiers gather outside. Some women hold umbrellas to shade them from the sun. Hughes described this scene as a canteen. A canteen is…
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Maj. Waring & Rosalie
Date: [Date Unknown]
Major Roy F. Waring is seated between two women. His wife is on his left. Waring was a Field and Staff officer with the 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard.…
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Maj. Waring & Rosalie
Date: August 22, 1917
Major Roy F. Waring is seated between two women and has a dog on his lap. The woman on his left is his wife. Waring was a Field and Staff…
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Nettie & Katie Francis
Date: September 24, 1917
Two women identified as Nettie and Katie pose for a picture on the sidewalk. A car and house are in the background. This photograph was probably taken in Girard, Kansas.…
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Dingie & Hu
Date: September 24, 1917
James Clark Hughes stands with a nicely dressed woman by the side of a house. Hughes identified himself in his photos as “self” or “Hu.” This photograph was probably taken…
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Smiths – Girard
Date: September 24, 1917
Two women stand on either side of an elderly gentleman. They are standing in front of a car on a city street. The relationship of the Smith’s to Hughes is…
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“A” Battery McFarland, MacLean and Anderson
Date: August 31, 1917
Two officers of Battery A, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard leaning against a car and talking to three women in a car. Rows of tents are behind the car.…
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“A” Battery McFarland, MacLean and Anderson
Date: August 31, 1917
Three officers of Battery A,130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard standing in front of open tents. The officers from left to right are First Lieutenant Paul T. McFarland, Captain William…
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Headquarters 3rd Infantry
Date: August 30, 1917
Eight “A” frame tents identified as the headquarters for the 3rd Infantry which was part of the 35th Division, U.S. Army. The 35th Division was constituted in 1917 as one…
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Supply 3rd Infantry
Date: August 30, 1917
Eleven large tents belonging to the 3rd Infantry which was part of the 35th Division, U.S. Army. The 35th Division was constituted in 1917 as one of the 17 National…