Name/Title
Album, PhotographEntry/Object ID
2015.1169.8.52Description
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
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