Resource Type
Partner
Collection
Giddings Area Newspaper Collection
32
German-Language Newspaper Collection
32
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
32
Tocker Foundation Grant
32
World War Two Collection
17
Abilene Library Consortium
15
The 12th Armored Division Photograph Collection
13
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
3
Harris and Eliza Kempner
1
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Clearing Snipers, Nuernberg, G
Photograph of armed Allied soldiers moving over hills of rubble in Nuremberg, Germany. A few walls and building frames remain among the debris.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frontpost, Number 48, February Issue 3
Newspaper produced by American forces for German soldiers during World War II discussing events in the war, statements from soldiers and civilians, and other information related to the state of affairs in Europe and around the world.
Date:
1944?-02
Creator:
United States. Army.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Homer Petross Posing for a Portrait]
Photograph of Homer Petross wearing a U.S. Army uniform, chest ribbon, wire-rimmed glasses, and a garrison cap. He also wears identification tags around his neck.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Fotohaus Carl Mader
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jake Porciello by German Street Sign]
Photograph of Jake Porciello wearing a United States Army uniform and standing next to a German street sign for "Kaiser Strasse." Trees, a pedestrian, and a building are visible behind him.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Line of Soldiers in a Line for Gmünd Watches]
Photograph of U.S. Army soldiers in a line beside German business buildings. German children and a woman walk in front of the men. The reverse side of the photo indicates that the men were waiting for Gmünd souvenir watches, and that the man in the center is William Hahn.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Area Around Blankenburg, Germany]
Map of the area near the German town of Blankenburg, located a few miles southeast of Wernigerode, Germany. This map shows all of the major highways, railroads, and forests of the area; this was used during World War II.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Allied Soldiers Marching Down a Street in Wernigerode, Germany]
Photograph of a long line of Allied soldiers marching down a street in Wernigerode, Germany; at this point the front of the line is passing by a large vehicle.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof]
Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station of Hannover, Germany. A sign written with "Hannover Hbf" stands in front of a structure with a rounded roof that covers the tracks.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof]
Photograph of Hannover Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station of Hannover, Germany. A sign written with "Hannover Hbf" stands in front of a structure with a rounded roof that covers the tracks. A series of metal poles and a stairway can be seen to the left.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Large Building in Germany]
Photograph of an unidentified building in Germany, showing the front facade and one wing with the circle drive visible.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldier Outside Beer Hall]
Photograph of a soldier standing outside a building with a sign that says "Gasthaus zu den zwei Schlüsseln." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This is a small beer hall in the same town where I was on Christmas Day 1944. Sgt. Messe is standing at the right. Note the loaded bikes parked out front. France's roads are continually crowded with such travelers - either getting away from the lines or returning to their homes. France, Jan. 1945."
Date:
[1944..1945-01]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldiers and Oberammergau Sign]
Photograph of two soldiers standing next to a sign that says "Oberammergau, Bez Amt Garmisch."
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Soldiers in Germany]
Photograph of two soldiers walking on a dirt road next to a building in Germany.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Alps Mountains]
Postcard of the Alps Mountains, showing a church peeking out from behind a boulder and a tram coming out of a tunnel.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Huber, Hans
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ruined Building in Germany]
Photograph of a bombed-out German building that stands behind a railroad track. Most of the walls that would be facing the track normally are now gone. Rubble is piled up around the building's bottom level.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Leaning on a Car Door]
Photograph of a soldier leaning against an open car door on a residential street. The soldier is wearing a garrison cap, uniform jacket, and tie. Rows of houses and vegetation line both sides of the street.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Standing in Front of a Theater]
Photograph of a uniformed American soldier standing in front of the double doors of the Passionstheater Oberammergau. The man is wearing a garrison cap and has his hands in his jacket's pockets.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Soldiers at a German Train Station]
Photograph several uniformed United States Army soldiers standing at a covered German train station. The three soldiers in front are identified as Vernon Raschko, Merril McCarty, and Patrick McEachern. A sign labeled "Ausgang" hangs above them.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Jones, Zane E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob Orbach to Karl Meyer, April 1944]
Handwritten letter addressed to "Meine Ferne Lieben" asking about their condition and discussing the family's current condition and multiple jobs, his loneliness, and hobbies.
Date:
April 1944
Creator:
Orbach, Jacob Samilowitch
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1944
Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1944
Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 11, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1944
Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1944
Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 25, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Giddings Deutsches Volksblatt. (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1944
Weekly German-language newspaper from Giddings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 1, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History