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[Men on a German Bomb Crate]

Photographs of men in an army camp, posing with a German bomb crate and drilling holes in it with an awl. The people are identified as "McCoy & Me" (right and left) and "McCoy & Lorton" (center). Handwritten text says: "At St. Quintin, north eastern France - near Belgium. Making a 'four-holer' - outdoor toilet - made from German bomb crate. We were here only a few days."
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
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

[Portrait of Lavigna Foster Slack]

Photograph of Lavigna Foster Slack seated posing in front of a light colored background and a pearl necklace is seen around her neck.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ike's Headquarters and City Hall in Frankfurt]

Photographs taken in Frankfurt, Germany. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: S.H.A.F. Ike’s headquarters in Frankfurt. Top right and bottom right: bombed out building in Frankfurt. Note poles holding up walls on right of building walls." and the photos on the second page are identified as "Top left: City Hall Frankfurt. Bottom left: Next door to City Hall. Top right and bottom right: More bomb damage. Still the krauts would not give up."
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trucks in the Snowy Weather]

Photographs of several men standing next to trucks in the snowy weaher. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: Convoy of trucks on the way to get gas. Middle: German bomb shelter near our gas dump. Right: French farm with load of grain." and the photos on the second page are identified as "All three pictures: Men unloading the trucks after our return."
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage Photos taken in the Mid 1940s]

Photos of people taken in he mid 1940s, some of them were in France. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: Byrd with a pooch. Top right and top left: Frenchman with his grandchildren." and the photos on the second page are described as "Left: How about that “kraut” with WWI helmet. Bottom right: Dedricksen and me with new fatigue jackets. Top right: Two wheel wagon cart."
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photos of Men in Fields]

Photographs of men standing in fields in the mid 1940s. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: me behind the house. Right: me in a German lookout blind behind the house." and those on the second page are described as "Left: Dedricksen our company clerk. Right: me- Dedricksen and I were exploring in the woods near our house. The ground was a frozen over marsh. Cold – yes.".
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas 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 Photos of Summfrour]

Photos of Summfrour in the mid 1940s described as "ft: Summfrour working on a cover for his bed. He found this bed better than a cot. Top right: Summfrour a pilot Bastle. Bottom right: Me leaning on a two-wheel cart, used for dragging logs."
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ollie Scott Holding Her Daughter Martha Scott]

Photograph of Ollie Scott sitting down while holding her daughter, Martha Scott. Ollie is wearing a black dress and Martha is wearing a white dress.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Herman Lee in Navy Uniform]

Photograph of William Herman Lee posing in white Navy uniform.
Date: 1943
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
[Postcard from William H. Lee to Mrs. Robert M. Berry] (open access)

[Postcard from William H. Lee to Mrs. Robert M. Berry]

Postcard from William H. Lee to Mrs. Robert M. Berry informing her about his trip and that he arrived safely. He also discusses his new living situation and the details of the letter he received from Milton and Wilson.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
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

[Early Photos near Buckingham Palace]

Photographs of a man in service uniform taken near Buckingham Palace in the rose gardens.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage of a Statue and Church]

Collage photos identified as "Left: statue outside of eating place in Frankfurt. Naked man and woman. Right: bomb trailer behind our trailer. Our tents in the background." on the first page and "Left: bridge bombed out over main river in Frankfurt. Right: More bomb damage. Church in background is only shell. Bombed out. It was built in 1683." on the second page.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Horse Riding Near Stony Cross]

Photograph of several people on horseback at a location near stony cross. They are identified from left to right as Baker, Roxie, Rothwell, Lorton, Didriksen.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Early Homes and Barns]

Photograph of several houses and barns in the mid 1400s. The top left photo was taken in front of a house where they spent the winter of ’44. Tip of burned roof on left. Chicken house just in front of house. The photos are described as "Top right: Side view of house. Barn in front. “there is a duck” Bottom left: barn in front of house. We used it as mess hall. Pit in middle of yard used for all garbage from kitchen, chicken house, hay from cattle barn etc. It rotted during the winter and spread on fields in the Spring. Smelled terrible. Top left: barn mess hall left washing mess kits. Top middle: German trailer we used as our office. Top right: Me – back view. Bottom left: pups-“K” ration and “C” ration. We had dogs, ducks and a hog. The Frenchmen came by and fed them."
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photos of Early Farmers and Horses]

Photos of farmers, horses and cattle in the mid 1900s. The photos on the first page are described as "Top left: farmers on their way to the fields. Horses cattle are kept in barn yards behind the houses or beneath the houses. Big white door behind the horses is where they came out. Top and bottom right: Me and some other oxen." and the photos on the second page are described as "Top left, bottom left and bottom right: Lorton and Summfrour and me painting trailer. Top right: Restroom outside theater."
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

[Photos at Normandy Beach - France]

Photograph of several events taken in Frence, Belgium and Germany. The top left photo was taken on the boat crossing the channel, bottom left photo is Didrikson and Lortom and the top right was the first Day on Normandy beach in France. On the second photo, the top left photo was also on Normandy a few days after arrival, the top right is a photo of the boys in a tent, McCoy, Howard, Summfrour, Roxie, and Lorton.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photos of Roxie Crews in Germany]

Photographs of Roxie Crews in Frankfurt, Germany. The photos on the first page are described as "Top left: Summfrour and me. Top right and bottom left: We brought our trailer “office” on to Frankfurt. Sometimes we got our gas in barrel easier to handle. We used the hanger for the cans out of the weather.". The photos on the second page are described "Left: Me and a large bicycle factory was here. Top right: Me and the masur, Summfrour, flags at half-mast the day Roosevelt died. Bottom right: Me in a field of wild poppies. Beautiful – the poppies.".
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photos Taken in Belgiun, Germany and France]

Photograph of Roxie Crews and several other veterans taken around World War II. The top left photo is of Mazur and Roxie, and the top right photo was the World War I cemetery near near Caen-Normandy. The bottom left photo shows Summfrour and Roxie on beetle tank-German ram with an electric motor on each track. It carried explosives. Top left photo was Roxie's first shower on Normandy. The description states "I needed it. Hadn’t showered in at least a week. We pumped water up through hose into a bucket. Top middle, top right and lower right: This little French boy came to our camp. That is a duster he is wearing. That’s his donkey and cart".
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W.D. Thames Jr. in Navy Uniform]

Photograph of W.D. Thames posing in front of a light colored background in his Navy uniform.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History