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Rosenberg Library
141
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104
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34
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7
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7
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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Harris and Eliza Kempner
141
KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection
104
World War Two Collection
42
Abilene Library Consortium
34
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34
Huth Family Papers
6
World War Two Newsmaps
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
2
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2
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2
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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
141
NBC News Scripts
102
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32
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6
Newsmap
4
Austin Papers: Series II, Part I, 1794-1817
1
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1
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1
Trace elements investigations report
1
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Country
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[Submerged Sherman Tank]
Photograph of the submerged wreck of a Sherman tank. The vehicle is submerged up to its turret in a canal. Vegetation has clumped around the turret.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Road at Herrlisheim, France]
Photograph of a road in Herrlisheim, France. Small buildings and bare can be seen on either side of the dirt road.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Field at Herrlisheim, France]
Photograph of a field beside a road in Herrlisheim, France. Bare trees line the road. A pile of gravel sits at the lower right corner of the photo.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An Overturned Tank in a Field]
Photograph of a tank that has been overturned on an earthen field. Most of its treads have been removed. Swastikas and German graffiti have been painted on the side of the tank's hull.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Overturned American Tank]
Photograph of an overturned tank from the 43rd Tank Battalion. A faded white star is painted on the tank's shadowed hull.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Standing on the Wreck of a Sherman Tank]
Photograph of a uniformed soldier standing on the remains of a wrecked Sherman tank. The tank has been overturned and its read ripped off.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tank Hulks at Herrlisheim, France, 1945
Photograph of damaged tanks lying in a field beside an evergreen forest. The ground behind these tanks is deeply indented.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
Bright, Elmer
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Soldiers by a Wrecked German Tank]
Photograph of two soldiers standing to the side of a wrecked German tank. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and caps. The man on the right is identified as Richard Koos.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man with a Horse-Drawn Plough]
Photograph of a man walking behind two horses pulling a plough through an earthen field. Trees are visible in the background.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Soldiers Smoking by a Wrecked Tank]
Photograph of two uniformed American soldiers standing together beside an overturned tank. The men have their arms on each other's shoulders and smoke cigarettes. The man on the left holds a camera by its strap. The tank has treads hanging off its tracks, a white star painted on its turret, and the words "Lucky Devil" painted on its side.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tank Turret Lying on a Field]
Photograph of a tank's turret that is lying upside-down on a field. Shadows of barren trees covered the ground to the right.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An Overturned Tank in a Field]
Photograph of a tank that has been overturned on an earthen field. Most of its treads have been removed. Buildings are visible in the background to the left.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Soldiers Posing by Wrecked Sherman Tank]
Photograph of two uniformed American soldiers standing together at the top of a wrecked Sherman tank. The Sherman is missing panels of its armor and its hatches are open. The tank rests on a sloped incline covered with rocks and bare trees. A white house is located in the background.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bare Trees at Herrlisheim, France]
Photograph of a group of thin, bare trees at Herrlisheim, France. A small wire fence is visible on the lower right portion of the photo.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wrecked Tank Named "My Acheing Back"]
Photograph of an overturned wreck of a tank named "My Acheing Back." The tank's treads has been mostly removed from its wheels.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Richard Koos Standing on a Wrecked German Tank]
Photograph of a uniformed soldier named Richard Koos as he stands on top of a wrecked German tank. The turret is pointed to the left and its hatches are open. A canal is visible behind the tank.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Ernest Stanczyk to Miss Stanczyk, October 26, 1945]
Postcard featuring a large group of people gathered on the beach promenade of Nice, France. The other side of the postcard features a note sent from Ernest Stanczyk to his wife regarding his deployment.
Date:
October 26, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Standing on Wrecked German Tank]
Photograph of a uniformed American soldier standing on top of a wrecked German tank that rests beside a canal. A field and bare trees are located on the other side of the canal.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sign for Herrlischeim, France]
Photograph of a sign on a tree denoting Herrlisheim, France. A pile of rubble, a tank, and buildings can be seen behind the tree in the background to the right.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sherman Tank Turret in a Canal]
Photograph of a Sherman tank's turret that is located just above the waterline of a canal. Vegetation is clinging to the right side of the turret and its open hatch.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier by Sign for Herrlischeim, France]
Photograph of a uniformed soldier standing with his hand on a wooden sign for Herrlischeim, France. The sign is beside a road that is lined with several houses. Bare trees are visible in the background to the right.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wrecked Tank]
Photograph of an overturned tank on a field. The tank has treads hanging off its tracks, a white star painted on its turret, and the words "Lucky Devil" painted on its side.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destroyed Building in Herrlischeim, France]
Photograph of a ruined building in Herrlischeim, France. The building's first story is intact, but its second story has been destroyed leaving only a few remaining walls. Rubble is piled around the bottom of the building. Bare trees grow in the background and a railroad track runs across the front of the photo in the foreground.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Part of a Destroyed Sherman Tank]
Photograph of a Sherman tank that was destroyed in Herrlisheim, France. The photograph offers a close-up view of a fading star that has been painted on the side of the vehicle.
Date:
October 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History