[Aerial Photograph of Buildings at Camp Hulen]

Aerial photograph showing many of the long buildings that make up Camp Hulen. The Gulf of Mexico can be seen in the background of the photo, along with a pier stretching out into the water.
Date: March 7, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Camp Hulen]

Aerial photograph looking at Camp Hulen near Palacios, Texas. The photo shows the 211 Coast Artillery billets, the motor pool and gun park, as well as Turtle Bay in the top left.
Date: July 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph Overlooking Camp Hulen]

Aerial photograph taken from the water tower of the 203rd motor pool overlooking a section of Camp Hulen encompassing the tents of the 203rd.
Date: May 1941
Creator: Hill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Camp Hulen]

Aerial view of Camp Hulen near Palacios, Texas. The photograph shows the camp in the foreground and the town water tower in the center of the background.
Date: March 7, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Camp Hulen]

Aerial photograph looking at Camp Hulen and the long buildings that make it up.
Date: March 7, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copy of a Negative Photo of Soldiers by a Tent]

Photograph of two soldiers standing in front of a tent. Behind these men are more individuals working to construct their tent.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copy of an Aerial Photograph of Camp Hulen]

Copy of an aerial photograph looking at Camp Hulen near Palacios, Texas. The photo shows the 211 Coast Artillery billets, the motor pool and gun park, as well as Turtle Bay in the top left. The text on the photo provides further details as to the location of each landmark.
Date: 1941-07?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Formal Portrait of an Unknown Soldier]

Formal portrait of an unknown soldier wearing his uniform with his tie tucked into his shirt.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph of Hospital Staff]

Photograph of a large group, mostly made up of women, of the hospital staff at Camp Hulen. Everyone in the three rows are wearing heavy overcoats for this outside photograph.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hospital Dispensary and Ambulances]

Photograph of ambulances parked in front of a military hospital.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merril Smith to his wife discussing how Bill Ledbetter has been, asking about their daughter, and telling her that he loves her.
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 11, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about his mother "kicking out her downstairs roomers", Ed Prove, and Mrs. Smith's golf skills.
Date: August 11, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 19, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her that he loves her and the kids.
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing a show titled "Coffin in the Sky" that he went to go see and a book titled "The earth in the Lord".
Date: August 22, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 12, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his recent trip inland.
Date: December 12, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 19, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing their daughter's upcoming birthday and the upcoming holiday.
Date: December 19, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 23, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 23, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife wishing happy holidays to her and their daughter Sharon.
Date: December 23, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 28, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 28, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his opinions about the year coming to an end.
Date: December 28, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 2, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about the continuous rain and work left to do.
Date: February 2, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 6, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing progress in his camp's construction and Sharon's temper.
Date: February 6, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 12, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing her using the name "Catherine Smith" instead of "Mrs. Merrill Smith" and life in his deployment.
Date: February 12, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 16, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about carving and the climate.
Date: February 16, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 13, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that he is no longer in Fiji and is now on a different island that he cannot disclose.
Date: January 13, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 17, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on the weather and life on deployment.
Date: January 17, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History