Photograph of Pennsylvania Railroad's great passenger terminal, Pennsylvania Station in New York in 1945.

The Chicago and North Western Railway's E-4 type streamliners, which headed the "Overland Limited" and "Challenger" trains between Chicago and the West Coast, stand in the Chicago Passenger Station.

Photograph of the Palestine Train Depot. This building was torn down sometime in the 1980's.

Photograph of the Palestine High School Basketball Team.

Photo of the volunteers of the Palestine Service Men's Club, which operated to serve soldiers passing through the city. It was organized in June of 1942 by area residents, and was inspired by, but independent from, the USO club. Volunteers offered refreshments, letter-writing materials, music, dancing and conversation in the club's room at the O'Neill hotel, which was located across Spring street from the Railroad tracks. The women also took sandwiches and cookies to distribute to the soldiers unable to leave the trains. Additionally, the Palestine group financially supported a separate Negro Service Club that served African American Troops who often rode at the back of the trains farther down the line from this point. The club stayed active through the final days of the war and the last troop train came through town on January 1, 1946. Many military service people from around the country voiced their gratitude for their services.

Photo of the volunteers of the Palestine Service Men's Club, which operated to serve soldiers passing through the city. It was organized in June of 1942 by area residents, and was inspired by, but independent from, the USO club. Volunteers offered refreshments, letter-writing materials, music, dancing and conversation in the club's room at the O'Neill hotel, which was located across Spring street from the Railroad tracks. The women also took sandwiches and cookies to distribute to the soldiers unable to leave the trains. Additionally, the Palestine group financially supported a separate Negro Service Club that served African American Troops who often rode at the back of the trains farther down the line from this point. The club stayed active through the final days of the war and the last troop train came through town on January 1, 1946. Many military service people from around the country voiced their gratitude for their services.

Palestine High School Football Team.

Photo of the volunteers of the Palestine Service Men's Club, which operated to serve soldiers passing through the city. It was organized in June of 1942 by area residents, and was inspired by, but independent from, the USO club. Volunteers offered refreshments, letter-writing materials, music, dancing and conversation in the club's room at the O'Neill hotel, which was located across Spring street from the Railroad tracks. The women also took sandwiches and cookies to distribute to the soldiers unable to leave the trains. Additionally, the Palestine group financially supported a separate Negro Service Club that served African American Troops who often rode at the back of the trains farther down the line from this point. The club stayed active through the final days of the war and the last troop train came through town on January 1, 1946. Many military service people from around the country voiced their gratitude for their services.

Letter from L. M. "Buddy" Sinclair to his wife, Katie. Buddy was stationed in France at the time of this letter around February, 1945.

Photographic postcard picturing a street scene in Orange, Texas, looking north. Automobiles line the street and businesses of all sorts are on both sides of the street. The Orange Chamber of Commerce and the Holland Hotel are both in the foreground.

Photograph of secretaries at Texas Creosote Company in Orange, Texas between 1941 and 1945. They are all wearing dresses and stand in a line outside the building.

Postcard depicting the main business district in Orange, Texas in the 1940s.

Photograph of Elridge Hubert in Paris. He is holding a large snowball and sitting on the hood of a Jeep.

Photograph of Elridge Hubert sitting under a snow-covered evergreen tree outside of the University of Paris.

Photograph of E.C. Hubert's parents seated outdoors in West Orange at the house on Moss Street. Behind them stands Cpl. Kenneth Wallace during a visit in summer 1945.

Photograph of Elridge Hubert standing in the snow outside of the University of Paris in 1945. There is an Army Jeep parked in the street behind him.

Portrait photograph of Elridge Hubert in his military uniform in 1945. The name "Elridge" is inscribed below the matted photo.

Photograph of nine unidentified children sitting on a wooden fence in front of a white wooden school building in Kemah, Texas.

Photograph of a man and a young child standing on the corner of the north side of the 1100 block of West Sixth Street at Blanco in Austin, Texas. Stores in picture are West Austin Drug, Cunningham's Community Stores, Typewriter Service Co., West Austin Cleaners and Capitol Floors.

Portrait of singer Lydia Mendoza with her guitar. Autograph on photo: "Cariñosamente Lydia Mendoza 1-19-48"

Portrait of Victor M. Cuavas sitting on a pile of logs. Autograph on photo: "Dedico este recuerdo cariñosamente a Marie-- Victor M. Cuevas 23 - Dec 51"

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Army and Navy officials watch on as dignitaries leave the deck.

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender which ended WWII. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, address the crowd at the beginning of the ceremony. Behind him from left to right stand: General Hsu Yung-Chang of China; Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser, Royal Navy; Lt. General Kuzma Derevyanko of the U.S.S.R.; and General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia.

Photograph of Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Toshikazu Kase overlooks Shigemitsu's shoulder.