[Soldier Walking Down Street]

Photograph of Paul Shirer, a mail orderly and mortar squad member, walking down a road in Wasseralfingen, Germany. There is an unidentified woman in the bottom right corner, and a sign to the left of Shirer reads "Slow! Men at Work".
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marvin B. Seltun]

Photograph of PFC Marvin B. Seltun kneeling behind a machine gun in Germany.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boxing Match]

Copy photograph of two boxers and a referee in a boxing ring during CatClaw Fest. Soldiers sit around watching the ring. The referee is Arthur Hyatt, the boxer on the left is Jerome Bentar, and the boxer on the right is James Hart. Al Hostak, the trainer of the Black Cats, stands at the extreme right corner of the ring.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Germans Reading Poster]

Photograph of a group of Germans reading a poster picturing and explaining Nazi atrocities in concentration camps and explaining them. One of the German women has a bicycle with her.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Referee and Donald Coombes]

Copy photograph of Lt. Hyatt, the referee, holding up the hand of Donald Coombes after Coombes won a boxing match.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nick Marro]

Photograph of Nick Marro standing next to a railroad track.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Celebrating VE Day]

Photograph of six soldiers celebrating VE Day in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. Jacob Gotfryd is in the middle holding a spoon.
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier By a Creek]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a creek in a New Guinea jungle.
Date: May 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polish Refugees]

Photograph of Polish refugees in a hay cart. Horses pulling another cart are behind them.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing on Tank]

Photograph of Stanley Banaszak standing on top of a tank on Bond Drive at Camp Barkeley. There are other people on the tank, and more stand around it. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date: May 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier at Bottom of Steps]

Photograph of John R. Sampson with a holstered .45 pistol standing at the bottom of the steps in Ulm, Germany.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Berg and Clark in Germany]

Photograph of SSgt. John Berg and MSgt. William Clark standing outside a Message Center in Germany. The front left wheel of a vehicle is visible to the right.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion]

Photograph of eight soldiers, some of whom were prisoners of war, posing in London a month after getting out.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Coombes Against McGuire]

Copy photograph of Donald Coombes fighting in a boxing match against McGuire. Coombes won the match.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers and Women]

Photograph of two women standing between two men on a dirt road. Handwritten notes on the photo say "Sgt. Baker, Louise King, Ray Hubert, Sgt. Arnold," "Went to Sweetwater 5-30-41," and "Camp Barkley - Abilene, Texas."
Date: May 30, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Louise Bickel]

Photograph of a woman sitting in a wicker chair on a stone path in front of a house. A handwritten note on the photo says "Louise Bickel, May 1942."
Date: May 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Giant Potato]

Postcard of a man standing on a giant potato in a train car. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Potato - The Kind we Raise in Maine." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen, I saw a Indian an wigwam it was made out of birch bark. I am sitting in the trailer writing this do you want one of these potatoes? Claire."
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prisoners of War on Route to Aalen]

Photograph of prisoners of war trucked from Heidenheim to Aalen.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ford's Restaurant in Aberdeen, Maryland]

Postcard of Ford's Restaurant on U.S. Route 40 in Aberdeen, Maryland. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Hello All. The weather is a bit warmer here now. This is the first day & it is quite interesting. We came to Aberdeen tonite. My address here is- Bomb Disposal School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Woodrow."
Date: May 17, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers at Mutterturm in Landsberg am Lech, Germany]

Photograph of two soldiers leaning against a fence in front of Mutterturm (Mother Tower), a stone tower in Landsberg am Lech, Germany. A typed caption below the photo says "Harold Neff, Dayton, Ohio, and Robert Milam, Cartersville, Georgia; pose before ancient Landsberg, Germany, structure where Company A. 56th Armored Infantry Battalion took up occupation duties as war ended. Photo by Robert V. Oakes. Davenport, Iowa. May 4, 1945."
Date: May 4, 1945
Creator: Oakes, Robert V.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Westbrook, Connecticut Beach]

Postcard of a beach in Westbrook, Connecticut, lined with beach houses. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen, I stayed all night in a trailer camp. I saw a ship go through a bridge. Guess who. R."
Date: May 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Snow Storm in the Alps]

Photograph of a snow storm in the Alps, with the mountains seen from across a field of snow and trees.
Date: May 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Abilene State Park]

Postcard of a stone stairway leading up a grassy hill to a long building. Typed text on the postcard says "Approach to Recreation Center, Abilene State Park, Abilene, Texas." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Dear Helen and all: This is the state park of Abilene- about 20 miles away from the city. Received that great post card yesterday. Glad to hear the candy arrived safely and was enjoyed. As ever "Woodrow."
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marvin Bertelson]

Photograph of Marvin Bertelson, a private in Company C, 493rd ARmored Field Artillery Battalion, taken in May of 1944.
Date: May 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History