[Soldier by Half-Track]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing at the front of a half-track in Heidenheim, Germany.
Date: August 12, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, August 12, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, August 12, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing setting up and throwing an elaborate Red Cross party for Marines, Japanese overtures for a ceasefire, an indigenous woman with a laundry machine, mud, lack of hot water, correspondence, buying soap, and mail. Typed on Edwards Hotel (Jackson, MS) stationary.
Date: August 12, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 56, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 12, 1945 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 56, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 12, 1945

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 12, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History