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[Photograph of Innsbruck, Austria]

Photograph of Innsbruck, Austria as seen from a mountain overlooking the city. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alpine Tour 45, view of Innsbruck and Inn River, also cable towers for car."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gare de Marseille Saint Charles]

Photograph of Gare de Marseille Saint Charles in Marseille, France, with a grand staircase leading up to the building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Train Station."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sailboats near Château d'If]

Photograph of sailboats in the water by Château d'If, a small castle on an island near the coast of Marseille, France.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pilatus Railway]

Photograph of a train on railroad tracks on Mount Pilatus in Switzerland, taken from inside a rocky tunnel as the train enters another tunnel. Mount Titlis is visible through the tunnel in the background.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mount Pilatus]

Photograph of the peak of Mount Pilatus, with a stairway leading up the side of the mountain and more snow-capped mountains in the background. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Pilatus - Tomlishorn."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Musee des Beaux Arts - Palais Longchamp]

Photograph of Musee des Beaux Arts - Palais Longchamp in Marseille, France, a building surrounding a fountain with water flowing down into a small pond. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Longchamp Palace."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Hahn]

Portrait of William Hahn as a young man, wearing a military uniform and hat. A typed note in the corner of the photo says "Paris 1945."
Date: June 7, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers and the Eiffel Tower]

Photograph of soldiers standing in front of a short wall across La Seine river from the Eiffel tower in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Eiffle Tower, Paris 45, 3 friends - Leen, Kornatoski and his brother."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Taxis in Paris]

Photograph of a line of horse cart taxis on the street in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Horse cart taxis, Paris 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Hahn]

Portrait of William Hahn wearing a military uniform. A watermark in the bottom corner of the photo says "Paris 1945." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Return William R. Hahn, June 1, 1945."
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lucerne from Mount Pilatus]

Photograph of the city of Luzern and the surrounding countryside and lake, taken from Mount Pilatus. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Pilatus 2132 m; Blick auf Luzern und Zugersee. Pilatus 6396 feet, View towards Luzern and Zugersee."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of William Hahn at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris]

Photograph of William Hahn in his military uniform standing in front of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Notre Dame, Paris 45, Me."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sign at Dillingen Bridge]

Photograph of a sign in front of a bridge in Dillingen, Germany, which says "You are crossing the beautiful Blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Approach to Dillingen Bridge over Danube. Alpine Tour 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mounts Titlis and Sustenhorn]

Photograph of snow-capped Mount Titlis and Mount Sustenhorn in Switzerland, taken from Mount Pilatus. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Ausblick vom Pilatus: Titlis 3239 m und Sustenhorn 2931 m. View from Pilatus: Titlis 9717 feet and Sustenhorn 8793 feet."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris]

Photograph of cars and people on Avenue des Champs-Élysées, a street lined with trees in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Paris 45, Looking away from arc down Champs de Elysés."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Place de la Concorde]

Photograph of Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, with the Obélisque de Louxor prominent in the middle of the square. The dome of the Musée de l'Armée is visible to the left, and the Eiffel tower to the right, both in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Concorde Square."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hôtel National des Invalides Interior]

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing at a railing inside of Hôtel National des Invalides, the building housing Napoleon's tomb in Paris, France. An altar is visible behind them, with an elaborate structure framing an ornate cross. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Inside of Napoleon's tomb. Tomb is where everyone is looking down. Paris 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sacré-Cœur Basilica]

Photograph of Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Cœur) at the top of a hill in Paris, France. The photo is taken from the bottom of the hill looking toward the basilica, with lawns and staircases leading up to it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sacre Col (I think that is correct name), Paris 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bourse Square in Marseille, France]

Photograph of Bourse Square in Marseille, France, with a large statue in the middle of the square and buildings on all sides. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Bourse Square."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pilatus-Kulm and Lake Luzern]

Photograph of Pilatus-Kulm, a hotel at the peak of Mount Pilatus, with Lake Luzern in the distance behind it. A typed note on the back of the photo says "Pilatus-Kulm. Blick auf Vierwaldstättersee. Pilatus-Kulm. View towards lake of Luzern."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pilatus-Kulm]

Photograph of Pilatus-Kulm, a hotel at the beak of Mount Pilatus in Switzerland, with Lake Luzern in the background. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Pilatus-Kulm 2070 m. Pilatus-Kulm 6210 feet."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of River Valley]

Photograph of a river flowing through a wooded valley. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Alpine Tour 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers at Hôtel National des Invalides]

Photograph of three soldiers standing together outside of Hôtel National des Invalides, the elaborate, domed building that houses Napoleon's tomb in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Outside Napoleons Tomb, Paris 45, Same 3 friends."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History