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[Photograph of Elmer Bright Outdoors]

Photograph of a soldier sitting in a chair near a tree and smiling. A typed note on the photo says "Elmer Bright Hq/56, September, 1946."
Date: September 1946
Creator: Bright, Elmer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier by Line of Tanks]

Photograph of Louis Lapinski standing in front of a line of M7 Priest tanks in Bolheim, Germany.
Date: July 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of German Church]

Photograph of camp and castle in Fulda, Germany. The photo is taken from a slight aerial angle, showing a castle in the background, courtyard in midground, and a garden area in the foreground.
Date: June 2, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Church Interior]

Photograph of the interior of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany. A long shot of the hall, the ornate alter and pews are shown.
Date: May 26, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Church Organ]

Photograph of ornately carved organ over the archway of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany.
Date: May 26, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of German Church]

Photograph of the interior of a church in Fulda, Germany, showing the elaborate alter and pews.
Date: May 26, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Front of Tents]

Photograph of Louis Britton and DiAmico, who holds a rifle, standing in front of canvas tents in the military encampment at Fulda, Germany. Note on the back of the photo describes this place as "tent city."
Date: May 26, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two German Soldiers in Front of Tents]

Photograph of a pair of German soldiers standing arm-in-arm in front of a row of tents that line a dirt road.
Date: May 26, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fulda Mansion]

Photograph of a mansion in Fulda, Germany, taken from behind the fence. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "The Prince of Greater Hessen owns this mansion. It's a little way out of Fulda, Here, I have never see it myself yet -- Fulda - Ger. -- May 23, 1946."
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fulda Mess Hall]

Photograph of the mess hall in the military encampment at Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is our mess hall here in this garage in Fulda. -- May 23, 1946 -- McGee, Gerorge, Kaouteck, Burnett."
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of German Castle]

Photograph of a castle in Fulda, Germany. A courtyard and garden can be seen in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the photo includes this note: "Prince Aldos."
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of German Church Alter]

Photograph of pews and statues around the alter of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Church alter here in Fulda -- May 23, 1946."
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Train Wreck]

Photograph of train cars tipped over on a hill due to a train wreck in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Railroad yards in Fulda here."
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Train Yards]

Photograph of the train tracks at the railroad yards in Fulda, Germany. A note on the front of the photo describes this photo as a "train wreck."
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier Standing Beside U.S. Occupation Sign]

Photograph of a solider identified as Allen standing next to a sign for the zone boundary between the United States and Russia. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is the Zone Boundary, between US and the Russians -- May, 19, 1946 -- Allen."
Date: May 19, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Parade Field]

Photograph of soldiers standing in formation on a large field, with spectators visible in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is our parade field. This formation was presented to the General. The houses behind are the houses which they are finishing[?] so that we can move in. Fulda Ger. May 18, 1946."
Date: May 18, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent City]

Photograph of three soldiers standing in a line next to a metal pole in Fulda, Germany. The back of the photo identifies two of the soldiers as Eldon Kohler and Louis Britton.
Date: May 18, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tank in Camp]

Photograph of a military tank entering camp in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Here's that same formation that the General gave a speech. -- Fulda, Germany -- May, 18, 1946."
Date: May 18, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent Encampment]

Photograph of several soldiers standing around a "Troop B" sign in an encampment at Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is our tent city. It looks 100 percent better in a picture. -- Laughlin, Perison, Novack, Skipper, and Dutton. -- Tent City -- Fulda Ger. May 1946."
Date: May 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier and Horse]

Photograph of a soldier standing next to a horse, holding its bridle, with the horse showing his teeth. A typed text below the photo says "Elmer Bright Hq/56 getting the horse laugh. April May, 1946."
Date: [1946-04..1946-05]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at Table]

Photograph of MSgt. James Sedgwick, Leonard Obery, and Fred A. Covalt seated at a small table.
Date: March 21, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Marvel Rowland]

Photograph of Marvel Rowland posing in dress uniform at Fort Myers, Virginia.
Date: March 6, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Boxcars]

Photograph of soldiers standing in and outside the boxcars of a train from Frankfort to Bremerhaven to board a ship home to the United States. The soldier in the foreground checks his pack for something.
Date: February 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1st 134th Battalion Reunion

Photograph of a group of men standing in a room during the first reunion of of the 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion. The men are holding mugs of beer towards a central point while smiling at the camera.
Date: [1946..1947]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History