war hymn aggie, are you related to the Mikeska family (Mikeska BBQ)? I know one of them and he says that he is related to Pinky.

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Early on in this discussion, War Hymn, you asked about "Japanese Pesos." Don't know if that was answered or not, but those come from the Philippines. When the Japanese occupied the islands in the early part of WWII, they took the existing Philippine currency, the peso (a legacy of Spanish control) and made new ones.

The writing on them is in English because then (and now) most Filipinos speak English as their primary language. A lot of Americans in WWII who served over there scooped up those bills, which became worthless after we took the islands back from the Japs in 1945. I have some of these myself, and they should say something like "Japanese Government" on the top.

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Fish Ag,

not that I know of, but I could be if it's worth some free BBQ ;-)

a couple of pics that show some correspondences between my grandfather & LBJ regarding Mohair prices. My grandfather was a goat farmer.

thanks for the info, aalan94.

JV "Pinky" Wilson

Isaac Newton Hood ring a bell?

Trying to connect you two.

He has the entire family tree. Supposedly Isaac Newton Hood was his maternal great grandfather and Pinky's maternal grandfather.

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Just read through all 23 pages! This is an EPIC thread.

Fish Ag,
I AM related to the Hood family. My great grandmother was a Hood, if I recall correctly.

I found an original photo of Isaac. I can send you a pic if you would like.

Interesting read on a documentary written by Isaac's brother Willis.
http://www.wagontrain1865.com

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Letter from Assoc of Former Students from 1923. Thought it was interesting because there was no Aggie Muster yet on this date. Also interesting because the War Hymn was also called "Good Bye to Texas University" by many.

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and the association was located in Waco, TX.

a few old A&M football-related photos from about 100 years ago:

Beautiful, meaningful, history

what a find!!!!

The Ultimate Good Bull post of All TexAgs Time!!!

Fascinating history, thanks for posting.

War Hymn, I got your voice mail about 3 weeks after you called me! Thanks Verizon. Sent you a text message during the Miss St. game and will follow up with the phone call. Thanks for doing Muster for our A&M club! We can work out the accomodations and your schedule when I get in touch with you.

duffelpud,

Going through some of my grandfathers items recently and found a pic of Dough Rollins. Hoping that you will visit this thread so you can view these photos.








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So dang cool

This thread is history buff's dream. Probably my 6th or 7th time reading the whole thing

Did he fight in Belleau Wood?

Thank you so much for sharing! This is a treasure trove indeed. Wonderful!

Good stuff cuz. Keep it coming

Is this collection going to be in Cushings?

a few more pics:
Cadets playing Poker on top of Mitchell Hall (1915)


Sheep Shearing Class (1915)


Campus shot (1916)

Nice.

Fantastic photos

Cool stuff!

This thread keeps on giving and still gives me chills up and down my spine when I see these wonderful pictures. Thank you so much war hymn for posting them.

Wow...good find man. Seeing all the pictures of what you found gives me chills!

Gig 'Em