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[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim]

Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top photo features Dan Melli sitting on a low brick wall in front of a dispensary with Thomas Walsh leaning through a window. The next photo features men identified as Magnani, Technical Sergeant Nelson, Ferdinand Caravelli, and Captain Brookshire standing together in front of a row of homes. The final picture has Dan Melli standing next to the provocatively posed Technical Sergeant Nelson.
Date: August 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Standing Togehter in Front of Tents]

Photograph of Nathan Levine, Dan Melli, Giordano, Irving Denemark, and Marcus Dreyfus wearing U.S. Army uniforms, coats, and soft caps. Dreyfus is leafing through a book. They are standing in front of a several tents.
Date: September 22, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim, Germany, August 22, 1945]

Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top image shows homes along Wagner Strasse, with an "x" drawn over the house where Dan Melli was billeted. The second image shows a close-up of the home in which Melli was billeted, with an "x" drawn under the room where he stayed. The third image shows Dan Melli standing with Captain Brookshire and his dog, Rolph. The bottom photo is a picture of Captain Brookshire standing alone by a bridge's railing.
Date: August 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos with Prime Mover Truck]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing on the ground beside a 7 1/2 ton prime mover truck. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform, glasses, and a helmet while holding a carbine in his right hand. The truck contains tank treads and gas cans and carries an M4 tank on a trailer. Giannopoulos explains the picture in a handwritten note on the reverse side of the photograph.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Watching Ingrid Bergman and Jack Benny at Gmund, Germany]

Photograph of U.S. soldiers watching Ingrid Bergman and Jack Benny as they perform on a stage in the background. Buildings with dark roofs and lightly colored walls are visible in the background.
Date: July 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos with a Bazooka]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos holding a bazooka while standing next to plywood hutments at Camp Barkeley, Texas. A truck can be seen on a dirt road to the right of Giannopoulos. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the photo discusses the bazooka.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Guarding the Dillingen Bridge]

Photograph of uniformed American soldiers watching the Dillingen Bridge from a tank. One of the soldiers crouches and aims a rifle, while another sits on top of the tank's turret and mans a machine gun. The bridge spans the Danube River.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francis Lesniak and William Giannopoulos Crouching by a Cactus]

Photograph of Francis Lesniak and William Giannopoulos kneeling together by a cactus beside a drainage ditch. A truck is driving on a road to the right, while a person can be seen on a dirt path near camp buildings to the left.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stephen A. Melisko Outside Hutment]

Photograph of Stephen A. Melisko posing in uniform outside a hutment at Camp Barkeley.
Date: May 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Obituary for Reuben J. Lasee]

Newspaper clipping of the obituary of Reuben J. Lasee, detailing his service in the 12th Armored Tank Battalion, and his surviving relatives.
Date: June 22, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ingrid Bergman and Jack Benny Standing Together]

Photograph of Ingrid Bergman and Jack Benny Standing together in a field. She is wearing a white blouse and dark skirt while Benny wears a necktie, white shirt, and slacks.
Date: July 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of K. G. Warner]

Photograph of K. G. Warner standing with one foot up next to a chain link fence. There is a house in the background.
Date: June 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Liberty Bridge in Pittsburgh]

Postcard of the Liberty Bridge over the Monogahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as the skyline of the city, seen from Liberty Tunnels. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says "Dear Helen and all. This is Pittsburgh. I just came back to the station after having had some chop suey. It was good but does become rather sickening if one tries to eat all. I had a three hour wait here - from 8:25 to 11:25. The train was quite dirty on the way here. Weather just a bit cool. Bro. Woodrow."
Date: May 22, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur J. Wagenkneckt on Lavingen Bridge]

Photograph of Arthur J. Wagenknecht near Lauingen Bridge on the Danube River, taken on April 22nd, 1945.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lauingen Bridge on Danube River]

Photograph of Lauingen Bridge on the Danube River, taken by A. J. Wagenknect, a member of Company B, 56th Armored Infantry Batallion, of the 12th Armored Division.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: A. J. Wagenkneckt
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Holding a Tortoise]

Photograph of a small tortoise being held by a soldier. "Kev Kovian" is handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Date: July 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Soldier near Buffalo]

Photograph of a soldier in uniform in front of fenced in buffalo. The fence's height is that of the soldier's.
Date: April 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Rodeo at Double Heart Ranch]

Photograph of people gathered around bleachers entrance at Double Heart Ranch near Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Group of Veterans and Wives at Besançon, France]

Photograph of a group of veterans with their wives seated in wooden chairs around a table in an unidentified room. Behind them, a pair of double doors (right) has restroom signs above it and a n advertisement for "Tropico" is on the wall (left); empty tables are partially visible in front of the group. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says: "Besançon 4-22-85. Waiting for TGV to Paris."
Date: April 22, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History