Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 95th

Photograph of a large military group marching in a field and saluting to the right. During WWII Camp Swift was an infantry and medical training camp. It also served as a POW camp, primarily for Germans soldiers from Rommel's Afrika Korps.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar Bridge Dedication and Opening

Photograph of man speaking at podium.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of men in uniform with civilians standing in the background.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of soldier standing before microphones. Others stand at ease in the background.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Reunion at Driftwood

Photograph of two women and a man posing at a reunion of descendants of Civil War veterans at Camp Ben McCullough. The man is wearing a ribbon.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beauford Jester

Photo of Beauford Jester standing at a podium. A small boy seems to be waving at the audience. Jester later served as Governor of Texas 1947-1949.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

USO (United Service Organizations) Group

Photograph of a woman, two sailors and two civilians standing under a USO banner. The civilian on the right is Beauford Jester who will later be Governor of Texas.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History