[Sod Detail Crap Game]

Photograph of soldiers kneeling and standing around a sod detail crap game. Those kneeling are Privates Gottschling, Lapre, Glenn Henderson, Burdzy, and T/5 Kobylecki. The soldiers standing are Sgt. Vern M. Thomas and Pvt. Leon Lopez.
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers by Truck]

Photograph of soldiers standing by the cab of a truck. Those standing are C. Owens, Hernandez, Vern M. Thomas, and Triano. The two soldiers kneeling are Burdzy and Good.
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of O'Rourke]

Photograph of Private C. O'Rourke standing at attention in a field at Camp Campbell. Other soldiers are visible in the background.
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in the Forest]

Photograph of soldiers standing on a log at the reservation at Camp Campbell. The soldiers are, from left to right, Pvt. Leon Lopez, Pvt. Glenn Henderson, T/5 Gottschling, T/5 Louis Kobylecki, and P.F.C. Ketterer.
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ford's Restaurant in Aberdeen, Maryland]

Postcard of Ford's Restaurant on U.S. Route 40 in Aberdeen, Maryland. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Hello All. The weather is a bit warmer here now. This is the first day & it is quite interesting. We came to Aberdeen tonite. My address here is- Bomb Disposal School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Woodrow."
Date: May 17, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Westbrook, Connecticut Beach]

Postcard of a beach in Westbrook, Connecticut, lined with beach houses. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen, I stayed all night in a trailer camp. I saw a ship go through a bridge. Guess who. R."
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Clarksville, Tennessee and Cumberland River]

Postcard of Clarksville, Tennessee, seen from a distance on the banks of the Cumberland River. A handwritten note addressed to Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says "Hello all- This is quite a warm day again. I cleaned the room and took it quite easy this week end. I went to church this morning and may go in Clarksville tonite for the first time. That tank pencil sharpener is just the thing I am sure. You must have had a swell Easter, I did too. Bro. Woodrow."
Date: May 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Central Methodist Church, Spartanburg, South Carolina]

Postcard of Central Methodist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen: Having a fine time wish you were here to see this place boy it's swell. Got a little S.C. sunburn I look like a tomato but they all say its healthy. Getha."
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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

[Postcard of Child in Toilet]

Postcard with a cartoon of a child standing in a toilet bowl and pulling the chain, with text that says "Dis shower am busted, but ah still am o.k., so ah's sendin dis 'ere card, for ah have no more to say." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten from Henry Grunen says "Well how are you I am ok still kicking an playing just as usaly. Henry."
Date: May 1943
Creator: Grunen, Henry
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of White Mountains in New Hampshire]

Postcard of a distant mountain, with trees and a road in the foreground and text that says "Profile Mountain, Lafayette Clearing, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Sat.- We are in Mattawamkeag. We stayed here all night, only drove a hundred miles yesterday. We will come back slower I guess on acct of bad tires. His back ones are causing the trouble. A brown fox crossed the road ahead of us yesterday, snow is up here in patches. It is cold. The roads are rough north of Banger. Claire watches the country by spells, counts the cabins, looked for bumps in road yesterday. Found the trailer O.K. I got Ted's Letters and card. Harriet."
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History