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[German Gas Receipt]

Photograph of a receipt for purchased gas in German.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hermann Weiss German Receipt]

Photograph of a German receipt for a transaction for 135 dollars.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bonfire]

Photograph of a group of men standing around a large bonfire. Stamps on the back of the photo are in German.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of German Field Radio]

Photograph of a German field radio with the top hatch open, showing the operating instructions written in German.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women in Formation]

Photograph of a group of women in uniform standing in a line. Stamps on the back of the photo are in German.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Schloß Taxis mit Dischingen vom Flugzeug aus

Postcard featuring an aerial view of Schloß Taxis and the surrounding area. Schloß Taxis is a castle with a large primary building that is surrounded by smaller secondary buildings. A forest is visible to the right, and a village in the background is located among vast expanses of fields.
Date: unknown
Creator: A. Weber & Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of German Horse-Drawn Wagon]

Postcard of German soldiers following a horse-drawn wagon with a sunset in the background. Note in German on the front of the postcard reads, "Our Armed Forces (Unsere Wehrmacht)."
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Nazi Plane]

Postcard of a Nazi plane surrounded by a flock of sheep. Note in German on the back of the postcard reads, "Our Air Force (Unsere Luftwaffe)."
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An Overturned Tank in a Field]

Photograph of a tank that has been overturned on an earthen field. Most of its treads have been removed. Swastikas and German graffiti have been painted on the side of the tank's hull.
Date: October 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Men beginning to be discharged!]

Photographs of soldiers preparing to be discharged and leave Germany. The first photo involves a First Sergeant calling out while holding a paper. Soldiers mill about to the right, with Ferdinand Caravelli looking towards the camera. The middle-left photo shows Joe Hurt carrying a full sack over his back and standing in a street. The middle-right photo shows Nathan Levine standing in front of a German theater. The bottom photo is a close up of Dan Melli and a man named John. They are smiling, standing in front of a wall, and wearing shirts and ties.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Standing by a Gate]

Drawing of three uniformed American soldiers standing in front of a wooden gate. The helmeted men are smiling and have rifles slung over their right shoulders. A sign that says "Security Police" has been placed on the gate.
Date: July 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Hatt Beside War Memorial]

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named George Hatt standing beside a statue of a naked man. "Der Wollte" is written on stone.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bürgerbräukeller Entrance Arch]

Photograph of the entrance arch of Bürgerbräukeller. The word "Bürgerbräukeller" appears on the arch and is split into three parts. The words are surrounded by a stone relief shaped like a wreath of hops.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Scrapbook, Page 1]

Photographs of Dan Melli in and around the envirions of Blaubeuren, Germany. The image on the top left shows an American military parked by a Blaubeuren sign at a railroad station. The top right image shows Dan Melli sitting by a medical truck that has "Louise" written on its covering. The center picture features a blurry soldier standing in front of a captured German train with piles of open crates nearby. Dan Melli poses with a wrought iron fence on the bottom left, and with two young German children on the bottom right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edward Scott with German World War I Monument]

Photograph of a German World War I memorial. The figure is a nude man leaning backward with his eyes closed. "Wachsen Liess, Der Wollte Keine" appears on an arched stone wall behind the figure.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edward Scott with German World War I Monument]

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named Edward Scott standing in front of a German World War I memorial. The figure is a nude man leaning backward with his eyes closed. "Der Wollte Keine" appears on an arched stone wall behind the figure.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Few Soldiers Talking Together (Holding up Production)]

Photograph of a few soldiers standing and talking with one another. According to the photo these soldiers are "holding up production."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four German Military Personnel Discuss Matters]

Photograph of four uniformed German soldiers talking things over in between two trucks.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers Carrying Large Cases]

Photograph of four soldiers carrying large cases up a small hill.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garnier Ball Standing on a Truck]

Photograph of Garnier Ball standing on the plank bed of a truck. He is wearing a shirt, slacks, and boots. The truck has a white star painted on its door. A multistory building is visible behind him.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A German Officer Inspecting a Captured English Map]

Photograph of a German officer (Major) inspecting a captured English map while standing in a street. Around him men are loading materials onto trucks. According to the back of the photo, these materials were most likely brought from Africa.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A German Officer Inspecting a Job]

Photograph of a German officer inspecting the work done of shelving of 40 mm. shells.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Soldiers Standing Around a Car]

Photograph of a group of soldiers hanging around a town car. Trucks line the road behind them.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Soldiers Standing by a Car]

Photograph of a group of German soldiers standing next to a car. A Large truck is parked behind the group.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History