Resource Type

[Recreation Building]

Postcard of the Red Cross recreation building at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas. Several cars are parked in front of the building.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Barkeley Barracks]

Postcard of the barracks area of the Armed Service Forces Training Center at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade Grounds]

Postcard with a painting of soldiers marching on the parade grounds at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Station Hospital]

Postcard of the road outside the station hospital at Camp Barkeley. A car drives away in the distance, and the hospital building is visible to the right.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Ernest Stanczyk to Miss Stanczyk, October 26, 1945]

Postcard featuring a large group of people gathered on the beach promenade of Nice, France. The other side of the postcard features a note sent from Ernest Stanczyk to his wife regarding his deployment.
Date: October 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of South Carolina Capitol]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the state capitol in Columbia, South Carolina. A note from Helen Landau to her parents-in-law is written on the back.
Date: May 13, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Frozen Niagara]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the Frozen Niagara rock structure in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. A note from Harold Landau to Helen Landau is written on the back.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of New Municipal Auditorium]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the new Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, which served as the headquarters for the U.S.O. A note from Helen Landau to Bette Michaelis is written on the back of the postcard.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Vanderbilt Hospital]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Tennessee State Capitol]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Lake]

Postcard with a colored drawing of a lake at Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Mammoth Cave]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the entrance to the Frozen Niagara rock structure in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. A note from Harold Landau to Helen Landau is written on the back.
Date: August 16, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Lincoln's Birthplace]

Postcard with a colored drawing of a log cabin, labeled Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky, and the inscriptions in memorial hall. There is a note on the back from Harold Landau to his wife Helen.
Date: August 16, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey Eleanor, January 13, 1943]

Postcard from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about aviation and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Date: January 12, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon, September 14, 1943]

Postcard from Bob Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing his flight training. The front of the postcard contains a cartoon of four servicemen playing cards under the phrase "Too Good to Be True!".
Date: September 14, 1943
Creator: Thompson, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, January 4, 1943]

Postcard from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the "Creeping J" and telling her to write back if she doesn't remember him.
Date: January 4, 1943
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Aerial View of Camp Barkeley]

Postcard with a drawing of an aerial view of Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas. A note from Woodrow Aten to Helen Aten are written on the back.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Gun Crew Protecting Road]

Postcard of soldiers surrounding a cannon next to a road. Typed text below the photo says "Gun Crew in Action Protecting Road Junction, Tennessee Maneuvers."
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soldier with Pigeon]

Postcard of a soldier loaded down with equipment and holding a pigeon. Typed text below the photo says "Pigeon about to be Released with a Message at Lebanon, Tenn."
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Tennessee Wagon Maker]

Postcard of a wagon maker working while soldiers practice maneuvers in the background. Typed text below the photo says "This Walter Hill, Tenn. Wagon Maker is too Busy to Watch the Maneuvers."
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania]

Postcard of the Susquehanna River seen from Sullivan Trail near Berwick, Pa. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says, "Howdy- Thurs. Morn. We three of us arrived here safely last nite at 6:00. Now it is raining and there is plenty of mud but some sidewalks. The camp is real, very new and very [?]. This is one you should see. I'll be resettled by the weekend I hope. Will write more very soon. Woodrow."
Date: September 17, 1942
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Giant Potato]

Postcard of a man standing on a giant potato in a train car. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Potato - The Kind we Raise in Maine." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen, I saw a Indian an wigwam it was made out of birch bark. I am sitting in the trailer writing this do you want one of these potatoes? Claire."
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Cartoon Men]

Postcard with a cartoon of a policeman and other man standing next to a red armchair under a street lamp on a street corner. Text on the cartoon says "They sure make you feel at home here!" A handwritten note addressed to Mrs. Clara Aten & Family says "Dear Friends: Just a line to let you know I am well, hope you are all the same, I received your card a few days ago, I'm on my way west, somewhere in Texas now. My new address is on this card. Had a nice trip so far, don't know how the rest of it will be, we have several days riding yet. Write when you can. Nevin."
Date: August 1943
Creator: Hermsinger, Nevin E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Tennessee Road]

Postcard of a road surrounded with green grass and trees, and typed text: "One of the good roads through Tennessee." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says, "Dear Helen and all. This is [?] and we officers are gathering at Dunbar Cave near Clarksville to have a chicken barbeque which is sponsored by the International [?] Co. (pause) we had a delicious chicken barbeque and a swell time. We went into the cave etc. Everything was very good. I went to Nashville Sat. nite and stayed till yesterday (Sun 4:00 pm) Send my gas ration book immediately. Bro. Woodie."
Date: September 20, 1942
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
System: The Portal to Texas History