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A heavily annotated draft of notes for a Historical American Buildings Survey for the Pershing House, Building 6, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Included are historic photographs and excerpts of related news articles and publications.

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A collection of photographs taken of Randolph Air Force Base and its many features from the early 1900s to the present day.

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A brief historical and environmental overview of the Camp Bull is Training Site, a sub-post of Fort Sam Houston. Included is a brief installation history, a list of some points of interest, and an overview of Camp Bullis’ unique biological resources. As a sub-installation of Headquarters, Fort Bam Houston, Texas, Camp Bullis provides the ranges, training areas, air space, facilities, and the necessary installation support, to authorised Federal, State, and local government activities. Camp...

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A packet on the historical coordination of Building 902 including a Historic American Building Survey, a letter from the National Park Service, an excerpt from the NHPA, and information on historic districts. This letter is part of a group of correspondence concerning a federal undertaking at Building 902, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The project includes modification, refurbishment and replacement of windows and doors.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Olivia Brill.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Current Research at Texas A&M University's Conservation Research Laboratory" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Fraudulent medical devices or treatments, or quackeries, were initially brought to the United States by British salesmen. After the War of 1812, American quack treatments, commonly called snake oil, were concocted and reached their peak during the Civil War. Texas, which joined the United States in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Dusty Bruns.

A brief history of Camp Bullis from 1844-1989.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Caitlin A. Gulihur. Ann M. Scott. Victoria C. Pagano.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "From the Famed to the Forgotten: Exploring San Antonio’s Storied History Through Urban Archeology" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. A native of Kentucky, Young Perry Alsbury moved to Texas in the 1820s. Here, he served in the Texas Revolution as a member of Deaf Smith's spy company and participated in burning the bridge over Vince's Bayou during the Battle of San Jacinto to prevent the retreat of Santa...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Three charcoal samples from the Birthday Site (41BS1914) in west Texas were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a buried prehistoric campsite with numerous stone-lined hearths eroding from arroyo walls. Charcoal was submitted from the fill of a stone-lined hearth, from a cultural lens adjacent to a buried hearth, and from a cultural lens noted in arroyo walls. These features are believed to represent Early to Middle Archaic occupations. A total of three AMS...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Charcoal from the fill of a hearth at the David Williams Site, 41PS1020, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a buried open campsite located in west Texas. An adjacent hearth is dated at 7,000 CAL BP.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A total of 20 charcoal samples were submitted for wood identification from the Amphitheater Site (41LU118) in Yellowhouse Canyon, Lubbock, Texas. The site is geologically stratified, and samples were recovered from the uppermost two strata, which cover a time span from about 5,000 to 1,000 years ago. Charcoal samples were identified to determine types of wood burned as fuel at this site.

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Two color photographs of the exterior doors of the Post Chapel, Building 102, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

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The memorial wall at Randolph Air Force Base commemorating Randolph's Medal of Honor recipients from the Korean War (1950-1953) and Vietnam War (1964-1975). Photographs include images of the memorial's walls and plaques.

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A publication commemorating the streets of Lackland and the men they were named after. The young enlisted and officer trainees marching the streets of Lackland today were born decades after those men in whose honor the streets are named. This study is being published primarily for them in hopes of keeping alive the memory of these aviation pioneers and war heroes, many of whom gave their lives for their country, and of ensuring their contributions to the United States Air Force, both great and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard B. Mahoney.

During November 2003, The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted archaeological survey and National Register of Historic Places and State Archeological Landmark eligibility testing of a former World War II German prisoner of war camp (41BX1576) at the United States Army Camp Bullis Military Reservation in Bexar County, Texas. The survey and testing efforts were accompanied by archival research and interviews with a former Camp Bullis German...

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This agreement is made and entered into by the National Park Service, Williamsport Preservation Training Center, Employee Development Division, Department of the Interior, hereinafter referred to as the service and the Department of Public Works, Fort Sam Houston, United States Department of Defense, hereinafter referred to as DOD pursuant to the Economy Act of 1932, U.S.C. 1535.

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Kelly 2020 is extracted from the Kelly Air Force Base Comprehensive Plan. Its purpose is to provide commanders and other key officials and decision-makers with an abbreviated and succinct presentation of the long-range strategy for base land use and facilities development. In addition to presenting a broad overview of Kelly’s future growth, it is expected that the information in this document will provide a context in which to make daily decisions so that a concerted, directed development and...

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This set of drawings from August 14th, 1939 document the floor plans of the kitchen and mess hall at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 21. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “H.R.J”, checked by “J.L.B.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater.

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This set of drawings from August 16th, 1939 document the floor plans of the kitchen and mess hall at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 22. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “H.R.J”, checked by “U.E.R.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater. The data measurements used to draw the...

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This set of drawings from August 14th, 1939 document the floor plans of the kitchen and mess hall at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 26. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “H.R.J”, checked by “J.L.B.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater.

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This set of drawings from August 16th, 1939 document the floor plans of the kitchen and mess hall at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 27. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “H.R.J”, checked by “U.E.R.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater. The data measurements used to draw the...

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This set of drawings from August 16th, 1939 document the floor plans of the kitchen and mess hall at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 28. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “H.R.J”, checked by “U.E.R.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater. The data measurements used to draw the...

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This set of drawings from August 16th, 1939 document the floor plans of the kitchen and mess hall at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 29. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “H.R.J”, checked by “U.E.R.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater. The data measurements used to draw the...

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This document is a Q.M.C. Form for the kitchen and mess hall (building number 29) at Camp Bullis, Texas. It details the material construction, capacity and other specs associated with the building. The form was approved by the Secretary of War as required by A.R. 30-1435. Additions, repairs and installations to the building(s) along with their associated cost are also recorded. This Q.M.C. Form was revised in 1939, however the date of completion is recorded as 1930.

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This set of drawings from August 16th, 1939 document the floor plans of the kitchen and mess hall at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 30. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “H.R.J”, checked by “U.E.R.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater. The data measurements used to draw the...