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[Photograph of Aerial View of Port Arthur, 1945]

Description: Photograph of Port Arthur, Texas, with an aerial view of the courthouse, bridge, Pleasure Island, and YMCA. The courthouse stands in the stone building in the center of the photo, surrounded by streets that are lined with cars. The bridge is raised for a passing boat. Beyond the bridge, a roller coaster can be seen. The Watkins Studio mark is in the bottom right corner.
Date: August 1, 1945
Creator: Watkins Studio
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

B-32 publicity exhibit

Description: Dozens of newspaper clippings and articles displayed on the floor as part of a publicity exhibit for the B-32 aircraft on August 27, 1945.
Date: August 27, 1945
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim - August 31, 1945]

Description: Photographs of Dan Melli and John and Joe Hurt in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top four photographs show the men consorting with two very young girls identified as Hannala and Greshia. The picture on the top left has the two blonde children standing alone by a picket fence. The image to the top right has Melli kneeling between them and embracing them. The second image on the left has Joe Hurt embracing the girls. The second photo on the right shows both Hurt and Melli sitting with the girls on the… more
Date: August 31, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim]

Description: Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top photo features Dan Melli sitting on a low brick wall in front of a dispensary with Thomas Walsh leaning through a window. The next photo features men identified as Magnani, Technical Sergeant Nelson, Ferdinand Caravelli, and Captain Brookshire standing together in front of a row of homes. The final picture has Dan Melli standing next to the provocatively posed Technical Sergeant Nelson.
Date: August 22, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Russian Soldiers who visited our station]

Description: Photographs of Russian soldiers who visited Dan Melli's station in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The first photo shows a mustached man standing at the corner of a building. A sign indicating the dispensary points forward near his head. The photo on the bottom left shows eight uniformed Russian soldiers standing together and posing for the camera. The final photo shows Russians gathered around a vehicle. The three men to the left are looking into the vehicle, while two men on the right look toward the c… more
Date: August 20, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Joe Olivio]

Description: Photograph of Joe Olivio standing by a wrought-iron fence at Neresheim, Germany. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Joe Olivio at C.P. 1 August '45, Neresheim, Germany".
Date: August 1, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim, Germany, August 22, 1945]

Description: Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top image shows homes along Wagner Strasse, with an "x" drawn over the house where Dan Melli was billeted. The second image shows a close-up of the home in which Melli was billeted, with an "x" drawn under the room where he stayed. The third image shows Dan Melli standing with Captain Brookshire and his dog, Rolph. The bottom photo is a picture of Captain Brookshire standing alone by a bridge's railing. more
Date: August 22, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Bulletin Board Flanked by Soldiers]

Description: Photograph of M/Sgt. Oscar Lea and 1st Sgt. William Kovach flanking a 23rd Tank Battalion Service Company bulletin board. There are pictures of pin-up girls posted on the board.
Date: August 1, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Harold Stoddard in Germany]

Description: Photograph of Harold Stoddard standing next to a building in Neresheim, Germany.
Date: August 1, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Sports Stadium - Frankfurt, Germany]

Description: Photographs of a track event between forces from the Eastern Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The first photograph shows hundreds of uniformed soldiers gathered in a stadium. The photo on the upper right has a distant shot of an event's winners standing on a platform beside a foot track. The middle photo shows uniformed soldiers named Jani, Kaufman, Hopper, Lebow, Walsh, and Hurt. The bottom photo shows athletes in dark clothing moving down a foot track while s… more
Date: August 26, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[T&P Train #632]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #632 on tracks at Fort Worth, Texas. There is a man standing on the front of the engine. Written underneath the image are "Fort Worth, Texas Aug 1945" and "H. K. Vollrath."
Date: August 1945
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Portrait of Captain Gerald Lawrence Schetky]

Description: Portrait of Captain Gerald Lawrence Schetky. Schetky was commander of the U.S.S. Texas from August 7, 1945 to July 26, 1966.
Date: [1945-08-17..1966-07-26]
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[V-J-Day Celebration]

Description: Two servicemen dance while a crowd of other servicemen and women watch for V-J Day celebration.
Date: August 14, 1945
Creator: Texas Photo Shop
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[V-J Day Celebration]

Description: View from above of a crowd at a V-J Day (Victory over Japan) Celebration. August 14, 1945
Date: August 14, 1945
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[V-J Day Celebration]

Description: People in the street celebrating V-J Day (Victory over Japan) on Congress Avenue in front of Krugers, Franklins, Goodfriends, and Synder's.
Date: August 14, 1945
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[V-J Day Celebration]

Description: A man with a microphone and a crowd stand outside the Paramount Theater on Congress Avenue on V-J Day (Victory over Japan).
Date: August 14, 1945
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[V-J Day Celebration]

Description: Group of servicemen and women on Congress Avenue to celebrate V-J (Victory over Japan) Day.
Date: August 14, 1945
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Christopher Street, looking west from 3rd Street

Description: Photograph of Christopher Street looking west from 3rd Street. The road is unpaved and just a few houses, partially obscured by trees, are visible.
Date: August 1, 1945
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Location: 30.254870 -97.754871
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

V-J Day Celebration

Description: Crowd of women, servicemen, and a youth at a V-J Day (Victory over Japan) Celebration.
Date: August 14, 1945
Creator: Texas Photo Shop
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[St. Ansgar's Church After 1945 Storm]

Description: Photograph of the front facade of St. Ansgar's Church in Danevang, Texas. According to accompanying information, the photograph was taken shortly after a 1945 hurricane destroyed the church. Left standing is the main entry to the church. This structure is surrounded by different construction materials - roofing, large wooden poles, walls and siding - piled up in large heaps. A few small trees are scattered around the church. To the left of this destruction, in the foreground of the image, is a … more
Date: August 1945
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1945 Storm

Description: Copy negative of hurricane damage after a storm in Danevange, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. In the image, a building is knocked over on it's side against the telephone office. The other two buildings pictured are missing roof shingles and boards.
Date: August 28, 1945
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Lieutenant Johnson Leaning on Car]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Lester Johnson leaning on a staff car in Steinheim, Germany. Other vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: August 2, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Les Johnson on Tank]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Les Johnson sitting on the turret of a tank in Steinheim, Germany.
Date: August 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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