Resource Type

[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

[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

[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 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

[Sergeant Charles O'Rourke Sitting on Grass]

Photograph of Sergeant O'Rourke sitting on grass with his legs crossed. He is wearing a United States Army uniform and garrison cap. His rank insignia, a patch with a three-bar chevron with a diamond, indicates that he is a First Sergeant.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing in Front of Tank]

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

[Charles Toncik and Arthur Fonjemie in Front of a Truck]

Photograph of uniformed U.S. Army soldiers Charles Toncik and Arthur Fonjemie standing together in front of a truck. Fonjemie is holding a cigarette with his left hand and has his right arm around Toncik's shoulder.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers by Jeep]

Photograph of two unidentified soldiers of the 44th Tank Battalion sitting by a Jeep in Japan.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers in Front of Sign]

Photograph of two unidentified soldiers standing in Japan in front of a sign, which reads: "You are now entering Tokyo. Home of 1st Cavalry Division. The First Ream. First in Manila. First in Tokyo."
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Vassallos on Their Wedding Day]

Photograph of Angelo and Margaret Vassallo on their wedding day. A house is visible in the background.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sandbag Barricades]

Photograph of sandbags used as a barricade piled up under a building in Manila.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Next to Pump]

Photograph of three unidentified soldiers standing next to a water pump.
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Behind a Sign at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of three United States soldiers standing behind the Camp Campbell headquarter's sign. The sign features images of armored vehicles, tank treads, and a coat of arms.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim - August 31, 1945]

Photographs of Dan Melli and John and Joe Hurt in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top four photographs show the men consorting with two very young girls identified as Hannala and Greshia. The picture on the top left has the two blonde children standing alone by a picket fence. The image to the top right has Melli kneeling between them and embracing them. The second image on the left has Joe Hurt embracing the girls. The second photo on the right shows both Hurt and Melli sitting with the girls on the hood of an army jeep. The next photo shows Melli and Hurt leaning against the jeep with two young German children leaning against a fence to the left. The final photo features John and Joe Hurt sitting on the jeep's hood.
Date: August 31, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in a Snowy Copse]

Photograph of John Bernier, Stephen Dulleba, and Peter Garofolo standing together in a snowy copse of trees. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, with Dulleba and Garofolo wearing white armbands bearing crosses. Bernier props himself up against the snowy half of a tree trunk.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History