[Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at WAAF]

Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at Waco Army Air Field. Adjutant 1st Lt. Byrens, Commanding Officer Major Bair, and P. T. Instructor Mickey Manojack stand on the left side of the front row. The photographer stands "somewhere in left rear."
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bulletin Board for the Salvation Army]

Photograph of a collage of the many accomplishments, awards, and recognition received by the Salvation Army. Ca. 1943. In the center of the bulletin board is a photograph of three officers of the Salvation Army.
Date: 1943
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[World War II Soldier Posing in Cameron Park]

Photograph of an unknown World War II soldier posing in uniform in front of a fountain in the rose garden at Cameron Park in Waco.
Date: March 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waco]

Photograph of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waco, taken from across the street. Several cars are parked in front of the building. Pedestrians stand on the sidewalks and in front of the main doors.
Date: March 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dave Koenig on Second Story of Barrack]

Photograph of Dave Koenig posing for a picture on the second story of his barrack at the Waco Army Airfield. He poses shirtless on the railing of a second story balcony, looking down at the photographer.
Date: April 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #1]

Photograph of Commanding Officer Major Baird and Adjutant 1st Lieutenant Byrens posing in the Waco Army Airfield. Both men are in uniform, including hats. A two-story building is visible in the background.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lt. Merchant William Colgin Jr.]

Photograph of Lieutenant Merchant William Colgin Jr. of Waco, Texas posing for a portrait in a military uniform. A handwritten message describes the journey of the photograph's subject: "Mert's part of embarkation. Sent from here on to Galveston, Texas to sail for England- Ship was sunk after torpedoed. Rescued & Taken to Bermuda. Back to states. Married. Shipped out again to England."
Date: 1942
Creator: Willis, David Pond
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. James Arch Coleman as an Intern]

Photograph of Dr. James Arch Coleman taken when he was an intern at Scott and White Hospital. He wears a light-colored lab coat over a similarly-colored turtleneck.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Washington Evans with Family Members]

Photograph of several members of the Evans family posing together in George Washington Evans's home when Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans Sr. moved in to care for him. The subjects of the photo are listed as: George Washington Evans (Grandpa), Walter Philmore Evans Sr., Beulah Williams Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Sr.), Lawrence Williams Evans, Margaret Green Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Jr.), Elizabeth Ann Evans (Betty), and Walter Philmore Evans Jr.
Date: June 15, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Washington Evans with Great-Grandchildren]

Photograph of George Washington Evans posing with three of his great-grandchildren. The subjects are listed as Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Evans, George Washington Evans (Great-Grandpa Evans), Titus Carr (TC) Evans Jr., and Tommy Bowman.
Date: June 15, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Frances Johnson McLean]

Photograph of Frances Johnson McLean (1864-1948) posing for a portrait in a hat and a lace collar. She looks to the right of the photographer.
Date: 1946
Creator: Royce Studios
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Salvation Army Summer School]

Photograph of students at the Salvation Army Summer School. Sign above the entrance reads in part, "Ejercito De Salvacion Cuerpo Mexicano No. 2." The translation is: Salvation Army Mexican Corps No. 2. Two people hold a sign that says, "The Salvation Army Summer School June 1940 Attendance 80."
Date: June 1940
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of Hooper Street Church]

Photograph of the exterior of the Mt. Horeb Baptist Church building that was located at Bluitt and Hooper Streets in Dallas. It is a multi-story brick building with a large number of windows and flights of stairs leading to three main entrances along the front, and a v-shaped flight of stairs leading to an entrance on the end of the building. A car is parked on the road in front of the building and part of the street sign is visible on the far right of the image.
Date: [1946..1988]
Creator: Andrew's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mount Horeb Women's Mission]

Photograph of a group of women seated in three rows of pews in the sanctuary at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, identified on a label in the lower-left corner as the "Women's Mission." Empty pews are visible behind them and a wall with wood paneling along the lower half, and two sets of double doors.
Date: [1946..1988]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduates Posing Outside of Paul Quinn College]

Photograph of a group of graduates posing for a picture outside of Paul Quinn African Episcopal Methodist College, a private, historically black Methodist college in Waco. The graduates wear dark-colored robes with matching mortarboards. Two individuals in suits hold flags on either side of the graduates.
Date: 1946
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Signing Photograph]

Photograph of several men looking at an extremely large, framed, photographic print on a table during a visit at the Yoder Manufacturing Plant. Two uniformed soldiers are in the center of the photo including Louis Cocozza seated at left, who appears to be writing on the photo and Leo Crivello at center, who has his arm around Crivello. A man wearing a dark-colored suit is standing at right, looking down at the image and other men are partially visible in the background, as well as large, metallic machinery or equipment.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Eating at Yoder Company]

Photograph of a group of roughly thirteen men seated around a long table eating a meal during a visit at the Yoder Company plant. The visiting soldiers are wearing military uniforms and the men at the foreground end of the table are wearing dark-colored suits, including a man seated at the head of the table, facing the opposite direction. Various dishes, cutlery, and pitchers are visible on the table, which is covered with light-colored cloth or paper. A map and several posters are visible on the wall in the background and other men appear to be at a table out of view on the right. An unidentified man wearing a lab coat is standing between the tables, facing the back of the room.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leo Crivello and Worker Looking at Shells]

Photograph of Pfc. Leo Crivello standing next to an unidentified female worker at the Yoder Company plant; both of them are looking down at a series of large metal shells on a table and the worker is holding hose suspended from the ceiling in her right hand. A man wearing work gloves is standing directly behind Crivello, laughing and looking toward the left side of the image; another worker is visible on the right side of the image, looking at mechanical equipment, which is visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gordon Sympson Holding a Microphone]

Photograph of Captain Gordon Sympson, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are seated on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. Part of the factory structure and catwalks are visible in the background.
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Dancing in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a large group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium while a band plays on stage in the background. Stadium seating is visible on either side of the floor and there is a large American flag on a closed curtain across the back of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dancers in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium, including several men in military uniforms, taken from one side of the room. Musicians are visible on a raised stage area at right, including a grand piano and a guitar. On the opposite end of the room, other people are sitting in stadium seating and a large doorway is visible in a brick wall below a decorative design, to the left of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers and Businessmen at Restaurant]

Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers and four men wearing dark-colored business suits posing together around a restaurant table. Six men are seated along the far side of the table, tentatively identified as: unidentified soldier, T/5th Lars Larson, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Harry Gaby. Pfc. Leo Crivello, and an unidentified civilian. Two solders are posing behind the seated men, at left, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen (left) and Pfc. Louis Cocozza (right). The other five men are standing at one end of the table, at the back right of the image, including three civilians at right, and (tentatively), Capt. Gordon Sympson, who has his arms around the men on either side of him, and Cpl. Myles Gates (left). The wall behind them has a series of decorative murals and the photo is in a folder identifying the location as "Herman Pirchner's Alpine Village, Playhouse Square. Cleveland's Only Theatre Restaurant."
Date: December 22, 1944
Creator: Nite-Club Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing in Front of Equipment]

Photograph of six uniformed soldiers standing in front of equipment at the Kingsbury plant, taken from behind audience members who are standing in a group and facing them. One of the soldiers near the right of the image appears to be speaking and one of the men at the left of the image is turned toward his right and covering his face. The two soldiers in the center are tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis (left) and Pfc. Leo Crivello (right); the soldier at the far right of the image is tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Speaking to Employees at Kingsbury Plant]

Photograph of several uniformed soldiers standing on a slightly-raised platform amid a large crowd of audience members during a visit to the Kingsbury plant. One of the soldiers, possibly S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, is speaking at a microphone and the other soldiers are standing in a line to the left, tentatively identified as T/5th Lars Larson (right, directly behind Alexis), a soldier who is bending down and has his back turned, Pfc. Harry Gaby (center), and Capt. Gordon Sympson (far left). Additional audience members are watching from an open doorway in the background, below an American flag.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History