Album, Photograph

Name/Title

Album, Photograph

Entry/Object ID

2015.1169.8.52

Description

Black photo album with "Photographs" in the bottom right corner in gold print. Approx. 12" x 10". Textured leather cover, torn severely on the spine. Some pictures have come detatched, or were placed in book without ever being attached, and have been removed and given separate object IDs subsequent to this one. Pictures were taken by Robert O'Melia both around Rawlins and during his WWI service, and are intermingled with no apparent system. Picture topics/captions include: the joy wagon blow out (bicycle repair) Father's homestead cabin trains soldiers the caravan Cologne Bridge, Germany a payroll voucher from UPRR for $0.15 garden in St. Louis Platte River, shallow water military funerals some spies wagon news from camp (clipping attached) Ralph & Martha water hole baseball game 1919 aboard the Santa Clara Ship under the peach tree a burning high school in Pocatello Below falls at Steamboat Springs Colo Belgian Locomotive Strolling on their way canals in Belgiam Forman Guard maneuvers victims Mutt & Jeff boxing Flower garden trust party shorty and the milk maids another day on Saumur No #9 American Post Office #718 friends some tough eggs water fun homesick Union Pacific Club House in Green River, WY Rale praying abandoned (a car) French (train) cars starting the grind a seargant's funeral Americans taken prisoner by the Germans Canadian girl Headquarters mess court house President Wilson's special (train) President Wilson mother mausoleum St. Louis taking a rest stadium St. Louis Cabin Hotel Steamboat Springs League of Nations Hospital 1922, Rawlins (2019 is Cathy Gardens Senior Housing) Mary aboard ship Dick Thema, and [?] Chow time camp bus Seminoe Mine The Manchuria (ship) headquarters building Thelma? and the canoe our football squad Y.M.C.A. snow bound castle at [?] "pull" ready to steam some machine a pretty drive Frog Friend French again all of us 1916 aboard the Santa Clara Motorcycle gang public church Remnants of War (skeletons in mass grave) gretting ready bridge Monsereau African garrate and post office 3-20 special the post master Nice France on the Mediterannean farmer Craig, Colo Gen. Pershing Yanks + Frog the goat family again Louise, Earl, Papa[?] Ruby Thrashing outfit paying a visit Effie and myself Bill Cooms (Bill Coombs) mounted guns me and my girl Rawlins girls dish pans Bill Cooms "Sheff" Cabin Hotel Steamboat. Mutt and Jeff Legs deep water water's fine Frog girls Frog a schooner some gun friends tree owls Nora castle at Somme one hot day 106 which way up Mugs and Lyle Jaw Building Pano Howard Gardner another family Ruby every body dance Brest, France Joan De Arch Chinon France medical corps home digging for bones white leggin band a shell Anna Stern Wash house on the job solid comfort fighting Buckholtz QMC Ma and her chickens birds of a feather military funeral captured artillery paris a pill box Nora Napoleon's house A.P.O. #718 Co "A" two funerals in one Platte River Hogpark a few taken at hog park the caravan Boss + mother + Rex Canadian girls a pretty place Pres Wilson Frogs Nora Y.M.C.A. France lost Effie + Dick Effie + Me "Guess" Brest school "Rest" Washday Samur France Seminoe Mine 1915 Loire River Military Funeral Saumur Wreck in France Amer Yard Bob - Thelma - Mrs. Hayes St. Louis South of Bitter Creek Amer Aviators Joy Riding Saumur Football players Saumur American Born with Australia Lou Proud Sgt. Lyle Faye 1918 Another Guess "Lets Go" Fay + Her Sis Charleroi Below Aboard St. Clara 1919 Post Master Camp Saumur History to this Manchuria 1918 Brussels Belg Buddies on Leave Thema + Me St. Louis Down the Road Red Cross Highland Falls at Steamboat Full Pack Camp Grant Tired Trenton Ill. Forest Park High St. Louis Aint It Great No Attention Liege Belgium Reel Buddies A Ratther Rough Burriel Breast Shorty on Etat Bridge Baubedae Belg Amer Gate Effel Tower Med Bow Lodge train tickets from Belgum Band Practice every noon "I" "Got" One" Biob after dinner Hog Park various other tickets At the Platte Battle Lake Twins Ain't You Funny Above the Lodge one summer day at the Platte riverside breakfast delux in Hog Park off the front porch at home Joe's Little Goat certificate documenting him as corporal on Spring Creek after dinner policing up Boss + Frances All Amer Wyo picnic Los Angeles Cal 1922 old timers at picnic leaving the park three of a kind a hard day's work that dog and Boss Paul 2 at Battle Lake all dolled up At Parco 1922 Paul Pat Rex + Boss Photo of the Smiley home when newly built in the background of photo with a vintage car with curtains hanging down where the windows would be.

Collection

Archives and Library