[Scrapbook Page: Aalen - Germany]

One of 115 photographs in the series: Dan J. Melli Collection available on this site.

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Photographs of captured German areas. The top two images concern destroyed railroad assets in Aalen, Germany. The image on the top left is of the ruins of a railroad station. The building has been burned away to reveal brick and metal supports. A locomotive sits to the right. The top right photograph features several locomotives sitting on tracks. The third photo is of a pile of artillery shells stacked in a woodland near Ansbach, Germany. The bottom left photo is a different angle of the same shells with U.S. soldiers posing in front of them. The bottom right photograph is … continued below

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4 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm., or smaller, on page 28 x 20 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. June 1945.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: World War Two Collection and was provided by the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 287 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

This Museum is located in Abilene and serves as a display and teaching museum for the study of World War II and its impact on the American people. It primarily contains 12th Armored Division World War II archives, memorabilia, and oral histories, along with selected equipment and material loaned or donated by others.

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Photographs of captured German areas. The top two images concern destroyed railroad assets in Aalen, Germany. The image on the top left is of the ruins of a railroad station. The building has been burned away to reveal brick and metal supports. A locomotive sits to the right. The top right photograph features several locomotives sitting on tracks. The third photo is of a pile of artillery shells stacked in a woodland near Ansbach, Germany. The bottom left photo is a different angle of the same shells with U.S. soldiers posing in front of them. The bottom right photograph is of Howie Philwin, Al Kobelicks, Rhodes, and Nathan Levine wearing U.S. Army uniforms and walking down a road that cuts through a forest.

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4 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm., or smaller, on page 28 x 20 cm.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: TADM_2003-106-271
  • Accession or Local Control No: TADM_2003-106-272
  • Accession or Local Control No: TADM_2003-106-273
  • Accession or Local Control No: TADM_2003-106-274
  • Accession or Local Control No: TADM_2003-106-275
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth395942

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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The 12th Armored Division Photograph Collection

These photos depict the life of the 12th Armored Division during WWII. Funded by grants from the Community Foundation of Abilene and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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[Scrapbook Page: Aalen's Swimming Pool] (Photograph)

[Scrapbook Page: Aalen's Swimming Pool]

Photographs of a swimming pool in Aalen, Germany. The top left photo shows Dan Melli and another man wearing swimtrunks and standing on a lawn around the pool. People can be seen reclining on the ground nearby. The photo in the top right shows Melli standing in front of a pool ladder. Behind him is an occupied swimming pool. The third photograph shows Lieutenant Bison, Allen, Dan Melli, Frank Ross, and Samuel Rascon wearing swim trunks and sitting in a line in front of a pool.

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[Scrapbook Page: Aalen's Swimming Pool], ark:/67531/metapth396115

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  • June 1945

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  • March 30, 2014, 6:38 p.m.

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  • March 25, 2019, 2:14 p.m.

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[Scrapbook Page: Aalen - Germany], photograph, June 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth395942/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

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