[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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins in Munich]

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

[Two Soldiers and a Boy by a Bridge Railing]

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers standing on a bridge next to a blonde boy wearing a jacket and short pants. The two men are leaning against the bridge railing with a foot upon a rail. A half-timber building is visible in the background.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Leaning on a Car Door]

Photograph of a soldier leaning against an open car door on a residential street. The soldier is wearing a garrison cap, uniform jacket, and tie. Rows of houses and vegetation line both sides of the street.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Standing by a Covered 155mm Gun]

Photograph of Dan Melli standing in front of a 155mm gun that has been covered with canvas. Behind him, a surgical truck sits between two wooden houses.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim River Main]

Photographs of street scenes in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top photograph shows a narrow street with houses on the left side and a riverbank on the right. A caption points out that Wolfgang Mozart lived in the first house. The second photo features Captain Brookshire and First Sergeant B. Kasidlo standing in the middle of a street near an army truck. A dog named "Rolfe" stands between them, and a girl rides a bicycle near houses on the left. The bottom photo shows Brookshire and Lieutenant Samont standing in a road with an army truck behind them to the right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. B. Cummings Sitting on a Heidenheim Road Sign]

Photograph of W. B. Cummings wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap while sitting on top of a stone sign that says "Heinheim 4 Km." He is sitting with his legs draped over the sides of the sign. Trees are visible behind him and a road runs along the left side of the photo.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Ayers with Captured German Bus]

Photograph of uniformed U.S. soldier George Ayers standing beside a captured German school bus. He is holding a rifle over his right shoulder. The bus bears the image of a cross on a square white field on its grill, over its windshield, and twice along its side.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Rumph Standing with Rifle by Picket Fence]

Photograph of Frank Rumph wearing a United States Army uniform and standing 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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German PoWs]

Photograph of German prisoners of war who were captured by the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, sitting on a truck.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Sgt. Roth]

Photograph of Sergeant Roth, standing next to a brick wall. Three other people sit in front of the wall. He was killed in action on May 2, 1945.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant Standing by Sign Pointing to Dischingen, Germany]

Photograph of a uniformed U.S. Army sergeant standing by a black-bordered sign pointing leftward and painted with "Dischingen 3Km." The sign is mounted on a building with a shuttered window.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. B. Cummings and Herbert Franks Standing with a German Tank]

Photograph of W. B. Cummings and Herbert Franks standing together with a knocked-out German tank. Cummings, Franks, and two soldiers on top of the tank are wearing U.S. Army uniforms. A truck with a canvas covered trailer is visible in the background to the right.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Medic Drinking]

Photograph of an unknown medic kneeling down and drinking from a canteen cup in Germany.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[82nd Armored Medical Battalion Vehicles Driving Down a German Street]

Photograph of 82nd Armored Medical Battalion vehicles driving down a street in Dillingen, Germany. To the left, two soldiers can be seen inside of a captured Volkswagen that has a white star painted on its door. A large truck to the right bears the image of a cross against a white square on its canvas covering. Tall brick buildings line the road.
Date: 1945
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Amundson and Four Other Posing Soldiers]

Photograph of John Amundson standing in the center of a group of five soldiers who are posing in the road among ruined German buildings. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, helmets, and field coats.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Howard Fay and Raymond Pieterick Behind a High Wall]

Photograph of Howard Fay and Raymond Pieterick standing together behind a high wall of a Catholic church in Dischingen, Germany. The two men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homes in Aalen, Germany]

Photograph of several homes and buildings in Aalen, Germany. Green fields and worn tracks cover the foreground.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim]

Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top photo features Dan Melli sitting on a low brick wall in front of a dispensary with Thomas Walsh leaning through a window. The next photo features men identified as Magnani, Technical Sergeant Nelson, Ferdinand Caravelli, and Captain Brookshire standing together in front of a row of homes. The final picture has Dan Melli standing next to the provocatively posed Technical Sergeant Nelson.
Date: August 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History