Title:
Photographs
Description:
Brigadier General John A. Hulen began his military career in the Spanish-American War and later commanded the 72nd Infantry Brigade (1917-1919) and the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas National Guard (1922-1935), providing military leadership for the state and nation. Approximately 1,063 photographs collected by Hulen detail military and civilian life from 1889 to 1960, undated. They document Hulen's time as a cadet, his early military service in the Spanish-American War, military training leading up to World War I, the front lines in France in World War I, military training and camp life in the interwar period, early military planes and aerial photographs, official portraits of military personnel, military weapons and equipment from the years immediately following World War II, events from the 36th Division, the front lines in Japan during World War II, European and American postcards from 1919, railroad exhibitions, banquets for the 36th Division, Hulen's business interests in the railroad industry in Texas, personal vacations, and greeting cards. Further photographs of note include a signed picture of General Douglas MacArthur and photographs of the Italian front lines during D-Day of World War II.
Collection:
General John A. Hulen papers
Creator:
Hulen, John A. (John Augustus), 1871-1957
Date range of creation:
1889 to 1960
Date range of creation:
undated
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Photographs, General John A. Hulen papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The photographs are organized into 17 subgroups by subject or photographic format: Cadet years, 1887-1890; Early military years, 1893-1910, undated; World War I pre-Europe, 1916-1918, undated; World War I France, 1918-1919, undated; Later military years, 1919-1953, undated; Aviation, 1926-1934, undated; Aerial photographs, 1926-1928, undated; Parades and demonstrations, 1928-about 1940s; Military portraits, 1910s-1920s; General portraits, 1910s-1920s; Weapons, 1949-1957, undated; 36th Division, 1943-1960; Second Sino-Japanese War, 1930s; Non-military photographs, 1930s-1940s, undated; Postcards, 1919-1945, bulk 1919; Civilian life, 1893-1957, undated; Panoramas and oversize photographs, 1889-1950, undated
Access restrictions:
None
Size or duration:
5.8 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/90012.xml