Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Kerrville, Texas when she was 9. Mrs. Doyen details the reasons her family moved to the Philippines, and then to Kerrville. Within the interview, she also talks about her family history (including her Cherokee Indian heritage), the flood of 1932, her grandparent's jewelry store, Self's Jewelry, her schooling in Kerrville, meeting her husband, Glen Doyen, during World War II, and her various occupations throughout her life. Mrs. Doyen says she possesses many photos of Kerrville because of her and her mother's work as photography developers.

Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.

Postcard of a fire department in Manila, Philippines. The building has a U.S. flag above it, and the postage stamp on the postcard says, "Philippine Islands - United States of America."

Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942-1945. The front of the bill has text saying "The Japanese Government," and "Ten Pesos." On the right side of the bill there is a picture of a person riding a horse through a forest of palm trees, and on the left there is a large "X" printed in white. The back of the bill has "Ten Pesos" printed in a large font with an ornate design for a border.

Paper bill worth fifty centavos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945. This bill has a picture on the front right of a person riding an animal through a forest of palm trees; there is an ornate design on the back side with double "50" printed on the left and right.

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Sie S. Edwards standing in his uniform in front of a large fountain. The text on the bottom of the photo contains information about his rank, birth and death dates, and names of his immediate family members: "S/Sgt. Sie S. Edwards Born Sept. 4th, 1909 Died in a jap prison camp in the Phillippines on June 18th, 1942 He was a member of the 93rd Bombardment Squad and was a secret bombsite specialist. He was survived by wife, Marge Edwards and Parents Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Edwards."

Portrait of Leroy Shifflett wearing his dress uniform and hat. The text on the bottom of the photograph contains information about his troop group, birth and death dates as well as the location of his death: "Leroy Shifflett Co. B. Glider Infantry Born May 17, 1923 Killed Feb. 17, 1945 Vicinity of Ft. McKinley, Philippines Islands."

Portrait of Sergeant Ollie Dismuke wearing his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the picture contains information about his rank, birth and death dates/location: "Sgt. Ollie Dismuke 6th [Armored] Div. Born Nov. 27th, 1923 Killed March 25th, 1945 at Luzon."

Portrait of Willie Pietzsch of the 185th Infantry 8th Army. The text on the bottom of the picture contains information about his birth and death, as well as when he was buried: "Born May 17, 1919 Killed Feb. 15, 1945 At Luzon, Philippines Island Buried Nov. 3rd, 1948."

Postcard of Manila's fire department in two horse-drawn vehicles in front of a fire station. A large church building is visible in the distance.

Postcard of a fire department at their station in Manila, Philippines. The fire fighters are lined up with their two horse-drawn wagons. An American flag is displayed in front of the station. A cathedral is visible in the background on the left. On the background, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Friend, This is the only view of the Manila Fire Dept. I can find [...]. When I go to Manila, I shall send you more."

Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during the occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945. This bill has a title on the top: "The Japanese Government," a picture of a monument on the far right and a large "10" on the left; the back side has an ornate border with "pesos" printed in the center.