Brass artillery shell with fluted top and etched decorations. Words include 'William Swendsen, Co. C 3rd Pioneer Inf World Wor[sic] Jul-25-1914 Nov 11 1918"
Photograph of two men in uniform. Handwritten label on back says "Major General Carl Bach Pining[sic] Ltc Leafs on Ltc Carl W Seydell (left) at Wichita, Kansas Armory 1969 July 20th."
This scrapbook was started by William McKinley Coates for his only grandson William Frederick Stephans. William McKinley Coates was very interested in firehouses and Wichita history. He lived in Wichita his whole life. He worked at the Wichita Stockyards Commission. After William's death, his wife Rachel May (Brooks) Coates finished the scrapbook; she wrote most of the notes.
Photograph of men in uniform driving Jeeps in a parade. Typed label on back says "Right Jeep: Capt Carl W Seydell takes salute on occasion of Memorial (Veterans) Day parade -- Wichita, Ks M/Sgt Greason driving -- late 1950's (58 or 9)."
