Resource Type

School Pictures

One copy negative of two images. Image A is of Serena Ladell Buchanan standing in a yard. She is wearing a skirt and jacket. There is a car and house in the background. Image B is a school picture of Robert Buchanan. He is wearing striped overalls with a collared shirt.
Date: {1945,1947}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men and Farm Equipment; Farm Equipment; Barn and House Exterior; Barn and House Exterior

Copy negative of four pictures taken on Sunnybank Farm in Abilene. The top left picture is of three men working with a machine in 1958. From left to right they are Charley, A. John, and another man. In the top right picture, taken in July of 1958, there is a man on a tractor in a field with a pile of hay on a wagon behind him. The bottom left picture is of the barn in 1945. The bottom right picture is of the ranch house in 1945. It has stone siding, a chimney, porch, and balcony. There are people on the porch.
Date: {1945,1958}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brown Posed in WASP Dress Uniform]

Photograph on foam board of Eleanor Brown posed for a portrait while wearing her WASP dress uniform. Printed text at the bottom of the photo reads, "Eleanor 'Mickey' Brown, Service Pilot for Women's Air Force, 1945. Frances Mozisek Collection, courtesy the Photograph Collection at VC/UH-V Library."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Compere Hall]

Photograph of President and Mrs. Rupert N. Richardson on the front steps of the Compere Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The two-story brick building was the residence of the university president and his family. Typed note on the back of the photograph reads, “President's Home on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. Shown, standing on the porch are President and Mrs. Rupert N. Richardson. The home is located at the entrance to the campus, on Hickory and Ambler streets.”
Date: [1945..1953]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aileen Culpepper at Cannon]

Photograph of Aileen Culpepper sitting on the stone retaining wall of the "Arizona Bill" Cannon at Hardin-Simmons University. She wears a dark-colored wrap dress with a flower design and a sun hat.
Date: 1945?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hotel Ehrenbachhöhe]

Photograph of Hotel Ehrenbachhöhe, a multi-story structure with a dark brick upper structure and white stone lower portions. The building's name is written across its side.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Rumph Sitting by Picket Fence]

Photograph of Frank Rumph wearing a United States Army uniform and sitting before a picket fence. He is carrying an M-1 Garand rifle. Several houses and attached yards are visible behind him.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing by Warehouse]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing in front of the entrance of a warehouse in Japan.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Tower with a Pistol and Sacks of Clothing]

Photograph of Joseph Tower standing in a field with sacks of clothes piled behind him. He is wearing a cap and a U.S. Army uniform while wielding a .45 automatic pistol.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Sitting in a Jeep]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier sitting in a Jeep and smoking a cigar.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street in Manila]

Photograph of a busy street in Manila. People are visible walking down the road, and a church is visible in the background.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Liberated Polish Soldiers and Prisoners of War]

Photograph of twelve liberated Polish prisoners of war by a wrought iron fence. Two men stand off to the left, while ten others pose for the camera. They are wearing a mixture of military uniforms and civilian clothes. A tree and half-timbered houses are visible behind them.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marion and William Heiden Holding a Life Preserver]

Photograph of Marion and William Heiden sitting next to each other hand holding up a life preserver from the S. S. George Handley. The heads are framed by the ring. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Colonel Nicholas Novosel]

Photograph of Colonel Nicholas Novosel wearing a helmet and coat while smoking a cigarette. The arm of Captain Butler is partially visible to the left.
Date: January 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Leaning on Truck]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier leaning on a truck. Two other soldiers are visible in the background.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Assembling a Bridge]

Photograph of a group of U.S. Army soldiers assembling a wooden bridge over a ditch. Low trees and shrubs grow behind the men.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Staff Sergeant Hobert Franks with Ammunition Boxes]

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Hobert Franks crouching beside a stack of ammunition boxes. Two of the boxes are open and he is touching a pile of their contents. Steeply gabled buildings and rows of military vehicles are located behind Franks.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins in Munich]

Photograph of the ruins of bombed buildings in Munich, Germany.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bob Beach on Stairs]

Photograph of Bob Beach sitting on stairs in Goppenger, Germany. Another person stands to the far right.
Date: 1945
Creator: Beach, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Leaning on Wall with Rifle]

Photograph of a uniformed U.S. Army soldier leaning against a stone fence while holding a rifle. He is in front of an open wooden door that leads inside the fence. Two other soldiers can be seen sitting against the fence to the left.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas McKnight by a Truck]

Photograph of Thomas McKnight standing in front of a truck. McKnight is holding a pair of gloves and is wearing a helmet, army uniform, and glasses. The truck has a winch on its grill, a helmet on its hood, and a mounted machine gun protruding from the rear. Two other soldiers and a tracked vehicle are visible in the background to the right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harold Taubin and Cecil Couts by a Building]

Photograph of Harold Taubin and Cecil Couts wearing United States Army uniforms and standing together in front of a house. Metal and wire fences are visible to the right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing Among Trees]

Photograph of a uniformed U.S. soldier standing among houses and trees. He is holding his arms behind his back.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History