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[City Square of Brussels]

Postcard depicting the buildings and roads at the city square, called Place Brouckère, in Brussels. Many cars and people are visible on the roads, and there is a monument in the center of the square. The photo has been colored by hand.
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1351.0772]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This mother and her three children wander through the smoldering ruins of a town in Belgium after a German air raid has wrecked the village."
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1351.0782]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: June 22, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Collage of Buildings and Softball Team]

Collage photograph showing different buildings, people and a softball team. The photo on the top left is Baggae and Martin old castle which was built 100 to 1311 AD Thatch Roof. The top right photos shows a softball team-Meighan, Giavando, Cook, Bastle, Ane, Jekyell, Byrd Hoihard, Zuzamil, Mccorkil. The bottom right shows a mansion where Roxie Crews lived in.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage Photo of Several Men]

Photograph of a collage of several men engaged in different activities.Byrd, Winberry, Bastle and Roxi are identified as the people on the top.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage Photos of a Palace and Aircraft]

Collage photographs of a palace and aircraft taken in the mid 1940s. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: Park in Brussels Right: Part of the palace in Brussels." and the photos on the second page are identified as "Left: Crashed B-17 between Liege and Brussels. Top right and bottom right: The crew had bailed out."
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Muse River Scenes]

Collage of photos taken in Belgium in the mid 1940s. The photos on the first page are identified as "All three pictures: Scenes along Muse river in Liege, Belgium. Five of our group were here about half way between Liege Belgium and Aachen Germany. From here visited Brussels and Aachen Germany. We were supplying an engineering group building and air strip. We didn’t stay very long. The Germans began the battle of the bulge from Aachen coming our way. We and the engineers loaded up and went back to our units fast." The photos on the second page are described as "Left: A little Belgian girl with a dress made from an American flag. She was proud of it. I wonder what happened to her and her family. They were living where the battle of the bulge took place. Middle: Aachen Germany Far right: trolley that ran between Liege and Aachen Germany."
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Stan Folkman and Women]

Photograph of a soldier standing behind two older women in the doorway of a home. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Folkman, Cites des Charbonnage."
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Veteran Photos in France, Belgium and Germany]

Photograph of several veterans in Belgium, France and Germany around 1943. The top left photo shows Summfrour and a paratrooper up on St. Pauls Cathedral. The towers of St. Paul Cathedral are shown on the top right and the bottom right is a photo of London from St. Pauls. On the second page,the top left photo is of Giavando Didriksen in front of an old church, the top right photo shows a plane crash near camp, and the bottom right is of a plane headed to London
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Command Post in Schmiede, Belgium]

Photograph of a street in Schmiede, Belgium. Houses are visible on the streets, and several children stand in front of white picket fences.
Date: 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A German Railroad in Antwerp]

Photograph of a German railroad in Antwerp. The flatbed on the tracks is carrying a large gun.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Colonel Everett Cook, September 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Colonel Everett Cook, September 16, 1944]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Everett Cook requesting information about people living in French and Belgium towns on an enclosed list. Isaac H. Kempner is cc'd and a post-script asks if there are any other names that should be included.
Date: September 16, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris to Mr. D. W. Kempner, September 29, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Harris to Mr. D. W. Kempner, September 29, 1944]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner enclosing a letter from Everett Cook regarding post cards and discussing members of the French and Belgium embassies, with a brief discussion of Harris' reaction to the WFA purchasing cotton.
Date: September 29, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kraut Prisoners of War]

Photograph of prisoners of war captured by First Lieutenant John Grimbal. The prisoners march down a road with an Army truck following behind.
Date: December 17, 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Soldiers]

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing around a tank. A note on the back reads: "The day we were pulled out of St. Vith by the 82nd Airborne."
Date: December 18, 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Outside Building]

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing outside a building. They are identified as Cunningham, Ugent, Schmidf, Kinsinger, Ziegler, Gross, Dro, and Fox.
Date: December 18, 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Scene in St. Vith, Belgium]

Photograph of a street scene in St. Vith, Belgium. Army trucks drive down the road, which has buildings on either side.
Date: December 18, 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beer Wagon in Antwerp]

Photograph of a beer wagon being pulled by two horses in Antwerp. Two women and a man stand in the bottom right corner.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Capt. Alf Morris Jr.]

Alf Morris Jr. in Belgium, 1945 - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library. He is wearing a uniform, rank Captain.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Draw Bridge in an Antwerp Harbor]

Photograph of a draw bridge of the harbor in Antwerp, Berlin. The bridge is up at the time of this picture.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Enck and Shafser in Antwerp]

Photograph of Roy Enck and Lloyd Shafser standing in uniform by a truck in Antwerp. There is a crowd of soldiers to the right.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A German Soldier Walking Along Line of Rail Cars]

Photograph of a line of rail cars. A flatbed is carrying a truck. In the distance there is a German soldier walking along the line of cars.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Soldiers Sitting on Flatbed Rail Cars]

Photograph of German soldiers resting on flatbed rail cars. One soldier is walking towards the men from down the tracks.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Getting in a Train]

Photograph of Allied soldiers getting on a train. The train is heading to Camp Top Hat near Antwerp, Belgium.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History