Photograph of the entrance arch of Bürgerbräukeller. The word "Bürgerbräukeller" appears on the arch and is split into three parts. The words are surrounded by a stone relief shaped like a wreath of hops.

Photographs of Dan Melli in and around the envirions of Blaubeuren, Germany. The image on the top left shows an American military parked by a Blaubeuren sign at a railroad station. The top right image shows Dan Melli sitting by a medical truck that has "Louise" written on its covering. The center picture features a blurry soldier standing in front of a captured German train with piles of open crates nearby. Dan Melli poses with a wrought iron fence on the bottom left, and with two young German children on the bottom right.

Photographs of soldiers preparing to be discharged and leave Germany. The first photo involves a First Sergeant calling out while holding a paper. Soldiers mill about to the right, with Ferdinand Caravelli looking towards the camera. The middle-left photo shows Joe Hurt carrying a full sack over his back and standing in a street. The middle-right photo shows Nathan Levine standing in front of a German theater. The bottom photo is a close up of Dan Melli and a man named John. They are smiling, standing in front of a wall, and wearing shirts and ties.

Photograph several uniformed United States Army soldiers standing at a covered German train station. The three soldiers in front are identified as Vernon Raschko, Merril McCarty, and Patrick McEachern. A sign labeled "Ausgang" hangs above them.

Photograph of armed Allied soldiers moving over hills of rubble in Nuremberg, Germany. A few walls and building frames remain among the debris.

Photograph of three stories of a building with the words "Hugo Walter" in relief over display windows on the bottom floor. Two rows of smaller windows are visible, and the lower row has small awnings and flower pots on their windowsills. A line of black dots cuts diagonally cross the picture.

Photograph of a bombed-out German building that stands behind a railroad track. Most of the walls that would be facing the track normally are now gone. Rubble is piled up around the building's bottom level.

Photograph of U.S. Army soldiers in a line beside German business buildings. German children and a woman walk in front of the men. The reverse side of the photo indicates that the men were waiting for Gmünd souvenir watches, and that the man in the center is William Hahn.

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.

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named George Hatt standing beside a statue of a naked man. "Der Wollte" is written on stone.

Drawing of three uniformed American soldiers standing in front of a wooden gate. The helmeted men are smiling and have rifles slung over their right shoulders. A sign that says "Security Police" has been placed on the gate.

Photograph of a uniformed soldier crouching against a pillar that as the words "Duetsches Reich" and a swastika carved into it. To the left of the man is a sign that says "A. A. S. S. Passo Del Brennero m 1372."

Photograph of a German World War I memorial. The figure is a nude man leaning backward with his eyes closed. "Wachsen Liess, Der Wollte Keine" appears on an arched stone wall behind the figure.

Photograph of U.S. Army vehicles driving down a street in Würzburg, Germany. The street is lined with sidewalks, lampposts, and damaged multi-story buildings.

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named Edward Scott standing in front of a German World War I memorial. The figure is a nude man leaning backward with his eyes closed. "Der Wollte Keine" appears on an arched stone wall behind the figure.

Front: Text describes action on Okinawa, in Foochow, Tokyo, Mindanao. Maps: Pacific action flares; Okinawa; Foochow; Tokyo; Mindanao. Relief shown by spot heights and hill shading. Back: Paper bullets. Text describes propaganda leaflets as part of psychological warfare. Illustrations and text detail German and Jap Safe-Conduct Surrender Pass instructions.

Postcard of Hotel Continental in Basel, Switzerland, with cars and a trolley in the street, and the steps of the train station in the foreground. Typed text on the back of the postcard says "Contihotel fliessendes kaltes und warmes wasser in dem zimmern."

Photograph of a train on railroad tracks on Mount Pilatus in Switzerland, taken from inside a rocky tunnel as the train enters another tunnel. Mount Titlis is visible through the tunnel in the background.

Photograph of a soldier standing outside a building with a sign that says "Gasthaus zu den zwei Schlüsseln." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This is a small beer hall in the same town where I was on Christmas Day 1944. Sgt. Messe is standing at the right. Note the loaded bikes parked out front. France's roads are continually crowded with such travelers - either getting away from the lines or returning to their homes. France, Jan. 1945."

Photograph of a store in Eisenberg, Germany, with a painted sign on the building: "Ludwig Messer, Konfektion, Schuhwaren." Below the sign is a painted silhouette of a man with a question mark and illegible German text. Below this is a street sign that says "Worms 23 km, Ebertsheim 3 km." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Werewolf sign to keep civilians aware of Gestapo."

Photograph of a sign on a street corner that says "Headquarters 7th Army, Western Military District." A smaller sign below says "Radfahrer absteigen! auf den Gehweg gehen."

Photograph of the city of Luzern and the surrounding countryside and lake, taken from Mount Pilatus. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Pilatus 2132 m; Blick auf Luzern und Zugersee. Pilatus 6396 feet, View towards Luzern and Zugersee."

Photograph of snow-capped Mount Titlis and Mount Sustenhorn in Switzerland, taken from Mount Pilatus. Typed text on the back of the photo says "Ausblick vom Pilatus: Titlis 3239 m und Sustenhorn 2931 m. View from Pilatus: Titlis 9717 feet and Sustenhorn 8793 feet."

Postcard of buildings on a street in Germany. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Bad Orb i. Spessart. Am Marktplatz."