Letter to Addie from Ash, February 5, 1919.
Title
Letter to Addie from Ash, February 5, 1919.
Subject
Jones, Addie Tubb Smith
Description
Addie became engaged to Asher, a photographer sent by his El Paso studio to New Mexico to cover the U.S. military campaign against Pancho Villa. In 1918 Asher enlisted in the Photographic Department of the U.S. Aviation Corps, and performed duties at San Antonio's Kelly Field, and Garden City, Long Island, New York. Addie's letters to her fiancé reveal racial prejudices of the day, as well as provide descriptive and interesting social commentary. The couple married in 1919 and moved to Brooklyn; Asher's letters to Addie from the road express his love and admiration
Creator
Jones, Addie Tubb Smith
Date
1919
Rights
Please cite Archives of Women of the Southwest, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details, see the https://www.smu.edu/libraries/degolyer/research/permissions web page. For more information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
A2002.0034
Files
Citation
Jones, Addie Tubb Smith, “Letter to Addie from Ash, February 5, 1919.,” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed February 8, 2025, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/442.