[Port of Le Havre]

Photograph of the ocean and town at the port of Le Havre, France. There are ruined, bombed, and shelled out docks and buildings in the background, alongside some that still stand.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of South Carolina Capitol]

Postcard with a colored drawing of the state capitol in Columbia, South Carolina. A note from Helen Landau to her parents-in-law is written on the back.
Date: May 13, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Amid Wreckage]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing amid the wreckage of a harbor at Le Havre, France. A ship is visible in the background.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Volleyball Team in Front of Barracks]

Photograph of soldiers, who were members of the company volleyball team, standing by a net in front of barracks in Augsburg, Germany. Lt. Albert Gaynes is the second man from the left.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Albert Gaynes]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center of the Arch de Triomphe in Paris, France. Other people and several trees are visible in the background.
Date: May 25, 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
[Scrapbook of Soldiers at ROTC Camp] (open access)

[Scrapbook of Soldiers at ROTC Camp]

Scrapbook of pictures of soldiers at an R.O.T.C. summer camp during May and June of 1937.
Date: 1937-05/1937-06
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers in Chairs]

Photograph of two soldiers, including Albert Gaynes on the right, sitting on chairs in front of a building in Rain, Germany. Steps are visible in front of them.
Date: May 16, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sign at the Blue Danube]

Photograph of a sign by the side of the road near the Danube River. There is a wooden house to the right, and several cars on the road. The text on the front of the photograph reads: "Sign says - You are now crossing the Beautiful Blue Danube - thru the courtesy of the 12th Armored Div. Dillingen, Germany May 5, 1945".
Date: May 5, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of James B. Kite]

Photograph of James B. Kite posing in a suit and tie.
Date: May 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaynes by a Pier]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing at a bombed out pier in Le Havre, France. Buildings and the ocean are visible in the background.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wiesenhorn, Germany Street]

Photograph of a city street in Wiesenhorn, Germany, with homes lining the street and a building with a tall tower at the end of the street.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent City]

Photograph of three soldiers standing in a line next to a metal pole in Fulda, Germany. The back of the photo identifies two of the soldiers as Eldon Kohler and Louis Britton.
Date: May 18, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Prickly-Pear Cactus at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of a patch of prickly pear cactus at Camp Barkeley. The plants are bearing fruit.
Date: May 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Damaged Plane]

Photograph of a damaged plane. Its engine has been exposed and its cockpit is missing its fuselage. Holes appear on the side of the plane. Trees and vegetation are visible behind the vehicle.
Date: May 5, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Outside Building]

Photograph of a group of men from A company of the 714th Tank Battalion, sitting in front of a building. Those in the back row are, from left to right, Herman Francouer, Suitor, Dale Goon, Joseph Mrozowski, Teeter - , and Lester Stricoff. The soldiers in the center row are Jim Campbell, Henry Mullett, Parr, George Brooks, Frank Metzger, John Radigan, and Norm Helm. Those in the front row are Davis, William Ralston, Martalla, and Sherman Double.
Date: [1945-05..1945-07]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[VE Day in Germany]

Photograph of soldiers posing outside a building on VE Day in Germany.
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Motor Park at Pappenheim]

Photograph of a motor park in Pappenheim, Germany. Soldiers stand around the cars, and houses are visible.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Campo in Heidenheim]

Photograph of Frank Campo standing next to a building. He holds a flag in one hand.
Date: May 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Arsenault in Germany]

Photograph of Joseph Arsenault in Langenau, Germany, two days before VE Day. He stands in front of a building with a fence.
Date: May 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on VE Day]

Photograph of three unidentified soldiers on VE Day in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. The one on the left sits with bottles in front of him, while the other two stand on the steps outside a building.
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at Attention]

Photograph of soldiers of Company D of 17th Armored Infantry Battalion standing at attention in Germany.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lt. Col. Paul Holz]

Photograph of Lt. Col. Paul Holz and another unidentified soldier sitting side by side in Heidenheim, Germany.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers Relaxing]

Photograph of James E. Sedgwick and William B. Avery relaxing in Ulm, Germany.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History