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[Photograph of Gare de Marseille Saint Charles]

Photograph of Gare de Marseille Saint Charles in Marseille, France, with a grand staircase leading up to the building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Train Station."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sailboats near Château d'If]

Photograph of sailboats in the water by Château d'If, a small castle on an island near the coast of Marseille, France.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Musee des Beaux Arts - Palais Longchamp]

Photograph of Musee des Beaux Arts - Palais Longchamp in Marseille, France, a building surrounding a fountain with water flowing down into a small pond. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Longchamp Palace."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Hahn]

Portrait of William Hahn as a young man, wearing a military uniform and hat. A typed note in the corner of the photo says "Paris 1945."
Date: June 7, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers and the Eiffel Tower]

Photograph of soldiers standing in front of a short wall across La Seine river from the Eiffel tower in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Eiffle Tower, Paris 45, 3 friends - Leen, Kornatoski and his brother."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Taxis in Paris]

Photograph of a line of horse cart taxis on the street in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Horse cart taxis, Paris 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Hahn]

Portrait of William Hahn wearing a military uniform. A watermark in the bottom corner of the photo says "Paris 1945." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Return William R. Hahn, June 1, 1945."
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of William Hahn at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris]

Photograph of William Hahn in his military uniform standing in front of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Notre Dame, Paris 45, Me."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris]

Photograph of cars and people on Avenue des Champs-Élysées, a street lined with trees in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Paris 45, Looking away from arc down Champs de Elysés."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Place de la Concorde]

Photograph of Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, with the Obélisque de Louxor prominent in the middle of the square. The dome of the Musée de l'Armée is visible to the left, and the Eiffel tower to the right, both in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Concorde Square."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hôtel National des Invalides Interior]

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing at a railing inside of Hôtel National des Invalides, the building housing Napoleon's tomb in Paris, France. An altar is visible behind them, with an elaborate structure framing an ornate cross. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Inside of Napoleon's tomb. Tomb is where everyone is looking down. Paris 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sacré-Cœur Basilica]

Photograph of Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Cœur) at the top of a hill in Paris, France. The photo is taken from the bottom of the hill looking toward the basilica, with lawns and staircases leading up to it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sacre Col (I think that is correct name), Paris 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marseille Waterfront]

Photograph of a long boat at a dock crowded with people, with the buildings of Marseille in the background. One of the buildings has a large sign on the roof that says "Le Petit Marseillais," and Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde on a hill in the distance.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bourse Square in Marseille, France]

Photograph of Bourse Square in Marseille, France, with a large statue in the middle of the square and buildings on all sides. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Bourse Square."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers at Hôtel National des Invalides]

Photograph of three soldiers standing together outside of Hôtel National des Invalides, the elaborate, domed building that houses Napoleon's tomb in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Outside Napoleons Tomb, Paris 45, Same 3 friends."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Place Vendome]

Photograph of a monument in the middle of Place Vendome in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Paris, France June, 1945, Vendome Place."
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Paris, France]

Photograph of Paris, France, taken from the lawn of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Cœur) with Paroisse saint vincent de paul visible above the rooftops in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Paris 45. View of city from Sacre Cul."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris]

Photograph of William Hahn standing on the sidewalk near Notre Dame in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Paris 45, side of Notre Dame, me on sidewalk between bicycles."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde]

Photograph of Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille, France, on the top of a hill. People are walking toward the building on a long sidewalk and stairs leading up to it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Notre Dame Delagarde."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sacré-Cœur Basilica]

Photograph of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Cœur) in Paris, France, taken from the stairs leading up to the building at the top of a hill. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sacre Cul, Paris 45."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marseille Waterfront]

Photograph of the Marsaille waterfront, with Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde on a hill in the distance.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marseille Waterfront]

Photograph of the buildings of Marseille, with people and cars on docks in the foreground. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says "Waterfront."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Obélisque de Louxor]

Photograph of Obélisque de Louxor, an Egyptian obelisk at the center of Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Paris 45, Egyptian Obelisk."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History