[Photograph of a Soldier and a Horse]

Photograph of a soldier and a horse near a barn.
Date: July 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John M. Joslyn to Mrs. Jessie Newcomb Downey - April 30, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from John M. Joslyn to Mrs. Jessie Newcomb Downey - April 30, 1941]

Letter addressed to Mrs. Jessie Newcomb Downey, the mother of Robert L. Downey, about her son's assignment to the Seventh Armored Regiment.
Date: April 30, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of "E" Company, 56th A.I.R.]

Photograph of "E" Company, 56th Armored Infantry Regiment taken at Camp Campbell in November 1942.
Date: November 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Battery "B" 495th Armored at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of Battery "B" 495th Armored at Camp Campbell in late March, 1943. Names of the men are written on the back side.
Date: March 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hotel at Miami Beach]

Postcard of a hotel surrounded with palm trees, with text that says "Looking North on Collins Ave., Miami Beach, Fla." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten from Pvt. John S. Hofnagle says "This sure is a beautiful place, but you would not like it, it is too hot here for you. One block from the ocean. It looks larger than Atlantic City. J.S.H."
Date: August 30, 1942
Creator: Hofnagle, John S.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man and Horse]

Photograph of a man holding a horse's reigns outside of a barn surrounded with fields. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "June 30, 44, At Home."
Date: June 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Washington D.C.]

Postcard with text that says "Greetings from Washington D.C." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard, addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten in PA, says "I am in Washington and can say I am practically lost for I know very little about this city compared with New York. The temperature is sizzling for the first in a long time. I saw the Wash. Monument and White House today- (this evening) we arrived here about 6:30. So long. Woodrow."
Date: May 30, 1942
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Woman on Bicycle]

Postcard of a woman in a red dress and stockings riding a red bike, with the caption "Free-Wheeling." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard, addressed to Miss Helen Aten in Bloomsburg, PA from Fort Hamilton, says "See many sights like this here in N.Y. Ted."
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers and Women]

Photograph of two women standing between two men on a dirt road. Handwritten notes on the photo say "Sgt. Baker, Louise King, Ray Hubert, Sgt. Arnold," "Went to Sweetwater 5-30-41," and "Camp Barkley - Abilene, Texas."
Date: May 30, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Amid Wreckage]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing amid the wreckage of a harbor at Le Havre, France. A ship is visible in the background.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple at Reunion]

Photograph of an older couple at a reunion in Covington, Kentucky, both holding something. There is a picture mounted on the wall in the background.
Date: October 30, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaynes by a Pier]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing at a bombed out pier in Le Havre, France. Buildings and the ocean are visible in the background.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Saluting in Front of a House]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing in front of a dark brick house and saluting toward the camera. He is wearing a khaki uniform and glasses.
Date: July 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Kiker and George Hatt by a Building]

Photograph of uniformed American soldiers named Joseph Kiker and George Hatt standing in front of a building. Plants and a shuttered window are located behind the two helmeted men.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Station Hospital at Camp Barkeley, Texas]

Photograph of Camp Barkeley's station hospital and it's courtyard. The one story building has several pairs of windows along its side and is topped by three metal chimneys. A stone pillar topped by a stylized statue of an eagle bears a relief of a caduceus. Three trees stand around this pillar. A fenced-in pool has a raised statue of a stylized bull at its center.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Franzone Standing by a Row of Tents]

Photograph of Joseph Franzone standing on a field in front of a row of tents. He is wearing a cap and a U.S. Army uniform. Another soldier is reclining on the grass behind him.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier and Woman in Bar]

Photograph of a soldier and woman posing in a bar, with bottles on the counter.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rose and Nathan Levine in Front of a House]

Photograph of Rose and Nathan Levine standing together in front of a dark wooden house. Rose is wearing a jacket, blouse, and skirt, while Nathan is wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform and garrison cap. Behind them, a picket fence and bare trees surround the house.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Piled Atop Sergeant Franzone]

Photograph of a group of soldiers piled atop Sergeant Joseph Franzone in a field while another soldier stands behind them. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and soft caps. The piling soldiers are identified as Cohan, Dan Melli, Holzer, Denemark, and the standing Leo Alexander. Rows of tents are visible on either side of the photograph.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli and Nathan Levine Standing by the 82nd Medical Battalion Headquarters]

Photograph of Dan Melli and Nathan Levine standing on either side of a sign for the 82nd Medical Battalion's headquarters. They are wearing dress uniforms and garrison caps. A building with multiple pairs of windows and a metal chimney passes behind them.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Captain Walter Lillesand Standing by Tents]

Photograph of Captain Walter Lillesand standing on a dirt path in front of a couple of tents. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Standing Beside a Jeep]

Photograph of the Dan Melli wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform while standing beside an army jeep. The jeep is parked beside the 82nd Medical Battalion's headquarters, which is a lightly colored wooden building with a single visible window.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Geritza, Irving Denemark, and Dan Melli Posing Together on a Field]

Photograph of Geritza, Irving Denemark, and Dan Melli posing together on a field in front of a row of tents. Geritza, wearing a chef's hat and white smock, stands behind Irving Denemark who is in turn standing over Dan Melli. Denemark and Melli are wearing U.S. Army uniforms.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nathan Levine and a Donkey]

Photograph of Nathan Levine standing between a two-story brick building and a donkey. Levine is wearing U.S. Army dress uniform and garrison cap. One end of a rope is tied about the donkey's head, while the other end is tethered to a fence with broken pickets.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History