Language

[Photograph of Paris FFI Headquarters]

Photograph of a building on a busy street corner with a large circular sign that says "FFI," with text around the edges as well: "Exposition, Vers L'armee Nouvelle." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Paris, FFI Headquarters."
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Parade in France]

Photograph of a parade in France, with people marching and holding a banner that says "Comité National De L'Union de la Jeunesse Républicaine de France," which translates to "National Committee of the Union of the Republican Youth France."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of War Monument in France]

Postcard of the War Monument for the Dead at Nancy, France.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Montmartre Funicular Railway]

Photograph of the Montmartre funicular railway and the Sacré-Cœur basilica in Paris, France. Caption below the print reads, “Paris – Le Funiculaire et la Basilique du Sacré Cœur.”
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Parisian Building]

Photograph of a building with pillars and statues on top in Paris, France.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Illustration of Construction Process for L'Obelisque]

Photograph of an illustration of the process of transferring and erecting an obelisk. Text below the illustration says "Halace, virement et erection de l'obelisque."
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Madeleine and the Rue Royale]

Postcard taken from the rue Royale of the Church of the Madeleine in Paris, France. Caption below the print reads, “Paris – La Madeleine et la rue Royale.”
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, France]

Photograph of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier inside the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Dock in Port]

Postcard taken from the Quai de la Tournelle in the 5th district of Paris, Paris, showing a boat docked in port.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Iron Gate at Place Stanislas]

Postcard of the ornamental wrought-iron gate of the Place Stanislas in Nancy, France.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Group of Veterans and Wives at Besançon, France]

Photograph of a group of veterans with their wives seated in wooden chairs around a table in an unidentified room. Behind them, a pair of double doors (right) has restroom signs above it and a n advertisement for "Tropico" is on the wall (left); empty tables are partially visible in front of the group. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says: "Besançon 4-22-85. Waiting for TGV to Paris."
Date: April 22, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Nancy, France]

Postcard of the buildings and landscape of Nancy, France, showing the Hôtel de Ville.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Road Sign]

Photograph of a road sign for "Rue de Zebras" and "Rue de la Teine" on a post in France.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Place Stanislas]

Postcard of the town square called the Place Stanislas in Nancy, France.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Written Message on Receipt Paper] (open access)

[Written Message on Receipt Paper]

Receipt paper from a hotel restaurant in Gambsheim, France. Handwritten note in the lower right-hand corner reads, “Unable to get lodging in Herrlisheim, so stayed one night in Gambsheim - had to pass nigh by the Steinwald Woods. Picture here shows 1945 Bomb Crater in the Steinwald!!”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History