12th AD Fights Near Colmar Pocket

Photograph of a group of uniformed and helmeted soldiers walking through a forest beside an armored tracked vehicle. Smoke creates an obscuring haze across the photo.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[152nd Signal Company Men with French Children]

Photograph of soldiers from the 152nd Signal Company smiling and standing behind a group of French children. Everyone in the group is wearing a winter coat. Buildings and a statue are partially visible behind the group.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[17th Armored Infantry Battalion Soldier]

Photograph of three uniformed soldiers from the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion together in front of a corrugated tin building. Two of the soldiers wear helmets and stand on either side of a sitting man. The building has straw and canvas on its roof. Clothes hang from a nearby tree branch to the right.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1st Nazi Captive, Houffbach, Fr

Photograph of a German prisoner of war standing in a French street with people gathered on the sidewalks behind him. He wears a long coat and soft cap, and holds his arms in submission. A uniformed soldier to the left holds a rifle and observes the prisoner.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Petross, Homer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[82nd Medical Battalion Moving Out]

Photograph of 82nd Medical Battalion soldiers and vehicles moving out of Hussern, France.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advanced Detachment E.M. Hotels at Auffay, France]

Photograph of rows of temporary military housing for the U.S. Army in Auffay, France. A printed note on the back of the photo calls these buildings "Advanced Detachment E.M. Hotels" that were built from scavenged building materials. The legs of two soldiers can be seen sticking out of two of the houses to the right.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advanced Detachment Signal Company Personnel]

Photograph of the Advanced Detachment of the 152nd Signal Company personnel in France. The uniformed men are identified as Sergeant Edgar Sanders, Sergeant Louis Mattingly, Sergeant Lawrence Sarginger, Sergeant John Polarski, Sergeant John McDowell, and Sergeant Albert Lipschultz in front of a covered jeep. Spools of wire sit on the left side of the photo, while crates sit to the right. A stone house is located behind the men in the upper right corner of the image.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Nice]

Photograph of an aerial view of Nice in the French Riviera.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the Louvre Palace]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Louvre Palace in Paris, France. There are people walking on the street outside the museum.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the Seven Bridges]

Photograph of an aerial view of the seven bridges in Paris, France, with buildings visible around them. The Eiffel Tower is visible in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Gaynes in Paris]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in a street in Paris, France.
Date: May 25, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Lipschultz at Colmar Railroad Depot]

Photograph of Albert Lipschultz standing in front of a railroad depot in Colmar, France. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and helmet. A building to the right has a partially visible sign on top of it, as well as an overhang that protrudes over a sidewalk. A shadowed area is located on the other side of railroad tracks to the left. A tall building can be seen in the background to the left.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alexander III Bridge]

Photograph of the Alexander III Bridge in Paris, France, with a building visible in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Marchal Sitting on a Rocky Outcropping]

Photograph of Annie Marchel sitting on a rocky outcropping. She is wearing a blouse, floral skirt, and has a handbag in her lap.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arc de Triomphe]

Photograph of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. Cars are visible on the traffic circle, and there are buildings in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenue of Champs-Élysées]

Photograph of cars driving down the avenue of the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. There are trees and statues of horses on both sides of the road, and the Arc de Triomphe is visible in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-17 Over Paris]

Aerial view of a B-17 fighter plane, trailing smoke as it goes down over Paris, France.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bailey Bridge Over the Ill River at Oberhergheim, France]

Photograph of a bailey bridge that covers the span of the Ill River at Oberhergheim, France. Two people can be seen walking together halfway over the bridge. Plant life is partially visible on the river, as is a reflection of the bridge. Writing the reverse side of the photo mentions how the bridge was constructed by the 119th Engineers.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Bank in Rohrbach, France]

Photograph of a bank situated on the corner of a street in Rohrbach, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bare Trees at Herrlisheim, France]

Photograph of a group of thin, bare trees at Herrlisheim, France. A small wire fence is visible on the lower right portion of the photo.
Date: October 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Shearer by a Cement Building]

Photograph of Bill Shearer wearing a U.S. Army uniform and helmet. He has a rifle slung over his right shoulder. A cement building with a plaque that reads "1938" stands behind him.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Billets at Auffey]

Photograph of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion billets in Auffey, France. There are helmets and crates outside the billet.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boarding the Sea Porpoise]

Photograph of soldiers boarding a ship named the Sea Porpoise. They all have sacks on their back, and the ship is docked to the left.
Date: July 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bombed Pier at Le Havre]

Photograph of a bombed pier at Le Havre, France. A French escort carrier, or baby flat top, is visible in the background.
Date: October 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History