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Hughes took this photo of his oldest son, James Renwick, riding Breeze with a young colt at the mare's side. The photo was taken in July, 1924, when the Hughes family would have been stationed in at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Captain Hughes was the Battery Commander of the 15th Field Artillery. James Clark Hughes was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, and served in the Mexican Border Conflict, World War I, and World War II. He used an autographic camera to take pictures of friends, family, and places in the United States and Europe during World War I. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available at the link below to Kansapedia.
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: July 1924
Item Number: 315030
Call Number: James C. Hughes Collection, negative 552A
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 315030
Collections - Photograph - Hughes, James C.
Date - 1920s - 1924
Home and Family - Activities
Home and Family - Children
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Military - Service - Army - Artillery - 15th Field Artillery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Negatives - Nitrate
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Negatives, Film - Nitrate
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