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[Photograph of Achen Lake in Austria]

Photograph of mountains across Achen Lake in Austria, with a small city at the base of the mountains. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alpine Tour 45, Achensee."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Blue Danube]

Photograph of the Blue Danube, taken from a bridge over the river.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Kaiser Mountains]

Photograph of mountains seen from across a valley in Austria. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Taken from atop the mtn overlooking valley and the Kaiser mtns in the background."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Austrian Mountains and Road]

Photograph of a road running through a valley toward distant mountains in Austria. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Picture of valley and road through it, surrounded by white capped mtns."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Restaurant in Austria]

Photograph of the window of a restaurant in Austria, with a sign that says "Karl Scherr, Zur Bierquelle."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Town in Valley]

Photograph of a town in a valley in Austria, seen from near the top of a mountain nearby. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This was taken right at the place where we got off. Note size of buildings. It took us about 15 minutes to get to the top. Distance from top of mtn to bottom is about 2 miles. The line of trees is where there is a 1000 ft sheer cliff."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cable Car in Tyrolean Alps]

Photograph of a cable car suspended above trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alpine tour, cable car in Tyrolean Alps, Innsbruck 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Austrian Mountain]

Photograph of a mountain seen from below, with a building and cable tower in the foreground. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Taken from the car when we were nearly at the bottom."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Town in Valley]

Photograph of a town in a valley in Austria, taken from a mountain overlooking it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Taken from inside of cable car as we are coming down mountain. Black line is the cable. Note size of buildings below."
Date: June 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Photographs of Soldiers and Austria Sign]

Scrapbook page with a photo of soldiers removing their hats and smiling outdoors, and a photo of a sign that says "You are now entering Austria thru the courtesy of the VI U.S. Corps."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Inn River in Austria]

Photograph of the Inn River near Innsbruck, Austria. The river is nestled between large mountains.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Austrian Alps]

Photograph of snowy alps in Austria, taken from a field below.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Among Ruins in Austria]

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing among ruins somewhere in Austria.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Austrian Homes and Alps]

Photograph of homes in a neighborhood in Austria, with snowy alps in the distance in the background.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers Standing by an Identification Sign]

Photograph of two soldiers standing next to a sign saying "You Are Now Entering Italy." This picture was taken across the border in Austria.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Elias Project: Using the Near-Death Experience Potential in Therapy (open access)

The Elias Project: Using the Near-Death Experience Potential in Therapy

Article describing the therapeutic usefulness of near-death experiences (NDEs). The fundamental hypothesis is that reports of NDEs together with relevant research can be understood to be a modern book of death and dying, one that is not only useful but also applicable to therapeutic purposes.
Date: Winter 2003
Creator: Winkler, Engelbert
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude (open access)

EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude

This report provides background information and analysis of the U.S.-EU economic relationship.
Date: April 15, 2005
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Do You Know the Storm?: The Forgotten Lieder of Franz Schreker (open access)

Do You Know the Storm?: The Forgotten Lieder of Franz Schreker

Franz Schreker (1878-1934) was a Jewish-Austrian composer of great success during the first decades of the twentieth century. Schreker’s reputation diminished after 1933 when Hitler came to power and, in 1938, his compositions were labeled Entartete Musik (“degenerate music”) by the Nazis in a public display in Düsseldorf. The Third Reich and post-war Germany saw Schreker as a decadent outcast, misunderstanding his unique style that combined elements of romanticism, expressionism, impressionism, symbolism, and atonality. This study of Schreker’s Lieder will pursue two goals. First, it will analyze the Mutterlieder (before 1898), the Fünf Gesänge (1909), and the first piece from Vom ewigen Leben (1923) stylistically. Schreker composed nearly four dozen Lieder, incorporating a wide range of styles and ideas. By studying and performing these songs written at various points in his career (including early songs, songs written after he met Schoenberg, and his last songs during the height of his fame), I hope to develop a clearer understanding of how Schreker synthesized the many cultural forces and artistic movements that seem to have influenced his compositional style. Second, this study will consider the sociopolitical circumstances that fueled the disintegration of his reputation. This disintegration occurred not just during the Third …
Date: May 2016
Creator: Wallace, Alicia
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, December 15, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, December 15, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his travels, including the different cities, tourist attractions, brief histories from some of the cities, and his interactions with Europeans
Date: December 15, 1898
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herman Berges, April 4, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Herman Berges, April 4, 2002

Interview with Herman Berges, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a medic in World War II. Berges describes his time in basic training in Texas, service in Germany and France, and general feelings on war and life after. He also talks about receiving the Silver Star, the third highest medal in the Army, from General Anthony McAuliffe.
Date: March 9, 2003
Creator: Sheldon, Jessica & Berges, Herman E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, Spring 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, Spring 2002

Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, a veteran of World War II serving in the 36th Infantry Division. Mitchell answers questions about his time in the Army, such as his training, living conditions, supplies, etc. Mitchell also shares about his experience during the invasion of Italy through Salerno and the Army's advance up through France, Germany, and Austria; the end of the interview includes questions about life once he got home.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Gace, Michael & Mitchell, Boyd H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herman Berges, April 4, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Herman Berges, April 4, 2002

Interview with Herman Berges, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a medic in World War II. Berges describes his time in basic training in Texas, service in Germany and France, and general feelings on war and life after. He also talks about receiving the Silver Star, the third highest medal in the Army, from General Anthony McAuliffe.
Date: April 4, 2002
Creator: Sheldon, Jessica & Berges, Herman E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rediscovery of the Elements

Interactive DVD documenting the research by Dr. James and Virginia Marshall to trace the history of the elements in the periodic table. It includes biographical information on the scientists who discovered each of the elements, notes about each of the elements with photos, periodic tables, maps and photographs of the cities where elements were discovered, a timeline of discoveries, written articles about the research, and other background documentation.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers (open access)

The European Union: Questions and Answers

This report serves as a primer on the European Union and provides a brief description of U.S.-EU relations that may be of interest in the 114th Congress.
Date: February 21, 2017
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library