“Queen of Hearts” Patriotic [Cover]
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“Queen of Hearts” Patriotic [Cover]Description
Hand drawn 'Queen of Hearts' by "Chp Karl Schuefler, 1st LT, AUS / 213 G.H. Cp Bowie TX to "Mrs Ada M Schuefler / 1521 Dona Ave / Cincinnati O". Postmarked on September 8, 1942 with "Free" postage.Context
This cover was made at Camp Bowie, the first major defense construction project in Texas in World War II. Established at Brownwood in September 1940 as an infantry and artillery training center for the Thirty-sixth Infantry Division, Texas National Guard, and named in honor of the Texas patriot James Bowie, the camp was occupied by the end of December 1940 by the 111th Quartermaster Regiment of the Thirty-sixth Division. By October 1942, the time of this cover, Camp Bowie had expanded from an original 2,000 acres to a total of 120,000 acres and was occupied. The artist, Chaplain (Captain) Scheufler, joined the 355th AAA Searchlight Battalion and was with them in North Africa and Europe.Category
Texas Folk Art: One-Hundred Fifty Years of the Southwestern Tradition