Public Hanging

Copy negative of two pictures of a group of men on a hanging platform where a man is about to be hanged, with a very large crowd in the background. This was the last public hanging for rape, held in Owensboro, Kentucky. Other pictures are partially visible below and on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Two Adults and Three Children

Copy negative of a portrait of Henry and Melinda Roberts and their three children taken in Three Springs, Kentucky. They are in a yard in front of bushes and trees, and Mr. Roberts is sitting in a chair while Mrs. Roberts and their son and two daughters stand around him.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Soldiers Sitting Near a Jeep]

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers sitting on a table by a road near Camp Campbell in Kentucky. Jeeps are lined up along the road with men attending to them. Writing on the back of the photograph indicates that the men in the foreground may be Arthur Sweeny and Lieutenant Hill.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King and William Lafkowitz Sitting on a Stair]

Photograph of King and William Lafkowitz sitting on steps that lead up to two open doors. King is not wearing a shirt, while Lafkowitz is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F Company M5A1 Light Tanks on Firing Range]

Photograph of three F Company M5A1 light tanks on a firing range at Camp Campbell. They sit on an earthen field and are facing a wooded area. Soldiers can be seen perched on top of the two nearest tanks.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Sitting at the Top of Barracks Steps]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier sitting on a stair in front of a barracks door.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Soldiers Near Barracks]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers standing in front of a white barracks building at Camp Campbell, Kentucky.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F Company Soldiers on 25 Mile Hike]

Photograph of two lines of F Company soldiers on a 25 mile hike at Camp Campbell. they are walking along a dirt road that is lined with trees and other vegetation.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Camp Campbell Barracks]

Photograph of the barracks of Fort Campbell. Wooden buildings with windows and chimneys are visible on the sides of the photograph and in the background. A pathway delineated by sizable rocks passes through the center of the image, and soldiers can be seen standing on this path in the distance.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant Wilbur Berget on Barracks Steps]

Photograph of Sergeant Wilbur Berget wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing on the steps of a barracks building.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Half-Track in Camp Campbell]

Photograph of a half-track parked at the bottom of wooden stairs leading up to an elevated building. Telephone poles and other two story wooden buildings line the dirt road that the vehicle is parked beside.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers Posing at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of four soldiers standing together and posing for a photo. They are standing between two story wooden buildings at Camp Campbell. The reverse side of the photo identifies the men as Cancilla, McLaughlin, Delvecchio, and Tom Conry.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Resting F Company Soldiers on 25 Mile Hike]

Photograph of a group of F Company soldiers resting on the side of a road while on a 25 mile hike at Camp Campbell. A tracked vehicle is partially visible in the upper left corner of the photo. Writing on the back of the photo indicates that the two men resting against a tree in the background are Adam Kornberger and Henry LaRue. The uniformed men sitting in the foreground are identified as Robert Ball and James O. Lively, while the remaining two men on the right are unknown. Several boots have been removed and are lying among the soldiers.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tony Fama Holding a Flag]

Photograph of Tony Fama wearing fatigues and a helmet while holding a flag. A soldier stands at the open back of a truck behind him.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elevated View of Camp Campbell Buildings]

Photograph of Camp Campbell as seen from an elevated position. This offers a clear view of many of the wooden buildings in the area, including a church near the center of the image.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Ariniello Standing by a Barracks]

Photograph of Robert Ariniello wearing a jumpsuit and standing in front of a barracks' window.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Casey Mezykowski and Marion McCracken Sitting in a Doorway]

Photograph of Casey Mezykowski and Marion McCracken sitting together in a doorway. Both men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Kneeling in Front of Barracks Steps]

Photograph of a soldier wearing a U.S. Army uniform and kneeling at the base of the steps of a barracks building.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilbur Berget and Clifford Onsrud Standing on a Barracks' Stairway]

Photograph of Wilbur Berget and Clifford Onsrud standing together on a barracks' steps. Berget wears spectacles and both men wear U.S. Army uniforms.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Barracks Steps]

Photograph of two soldiers wearing U.S. Army uniforms and standing on the steps of a barracks building.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Men Posing in Helmets and Windbreakers]

Photograph of a group of soldiers wearing windbreakers and helmets with holes in them. From top left to bottom right, the men are: unknown, Mihites, Scoggins, Pog, and Philip.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Resting F Company Soldiers on 25 Mile Hike]

Photograph of a group of F Company soldiers resting on the side of a road while on a 25 mile hike at Camp Campbell. Trees and telephone poles are visible among the soldiers and a road lies before them.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sergeant Onsrud and Another Soldier Standing by a Hutment]

Photograph of Sergeant Clifford Onsrud and another soldier standing in front of temporary plywood buildings. The two men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crocker, Wilbur Berget, and Dobson Standing in a Barracks Doorway]

Photograph of three uniformed soldiers identified as Crocker, Wilbur Berget, and Dobson standing together in the doorway of a barracks.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History