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World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with notes printed on them in French. The top picture is of the ruins of Berzieux with a person standing in the middle of the rubble. The bottom picture is of English soldiers in trenches awaiting battle.
Date: 1914~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with notes printed on them in French. The top picture is of the Port of Ferriere in Martigues with the canal and boats on the right, and a road and buildings on the left. The bottom picture is of the ruins of a structure in a field after the Battle of the Ourcq, part of the First Battle of the Marne.
Date: 1914~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Soldiers

Description: Copy negative of two portraits of World War I soldiers in uniform. The picture on the left is of one soldier leaning on a desk. The picture on the right is of three soldiers standing together.
Date: 1914~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from France in World War I. The first is of the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. There is a fence around the monument, and there are buildings behind it. The picture on the right is of uniformed soldiers standing in line for Red Cross services in a building.
Date: 1914~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Soldiers in the Field; Soldiers with Cannon

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The top picture is of a group of soldiers in World War I in a building recuperating in 1914 or 1915. There is a caption and information in French under the photograph. The bottom picture is of two men working with a canon in 1918, also with a caption under it.
Date: [1914..1918]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with captions in French under them. The top picture is of the ruins of the town of Bapaume with destroyed buildings. The bottom picture is of a bridge over a river with mountains at a park.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with notes printed on them in French. The top picture shows several soldiers in the woods with a cannon in 1914. The bottom picture is of the ruins of Neuve Chapelle, showing buildings reduced to rubble taken between 1914 and 1917.
Date: {1914,1914..1917}
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with notes printed on them in French. The top picture is of a barbed wire fence around an area with a soldier, a building, and plants. The bottom picture is of the Highland Brigade who took Martinpuich marching down a road beside a field. The men in front are playing bagpipes.
Date: [1914..1917]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with notes printed on them in French. The top picture is of Russian soldiers marching down a road with a crowd watching from the other side. There are three men in front, one of them holding a flag, and there are lines of men behind them carrying guns with bayonets. The bottom picture shows the old Palais du Trocadéro viewed under the Eiffel Tower.
Date: [1914..1917]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

World War I Scenes

Description: Copy negative of two pictures from World War I with captions in French under them. The first is of a German Howitzer in 1914 with other equipment and a building in the background. The second picture is of a destroyed church and a vase still intact.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

France, World War II

Description: Copy negative of ruins in France during World War II. Pieces of buildings remain standing amid the rubble, and there are a few people standing by the street. Tommie Clack and Joe Steakley are pictured.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

A Dead German Soldier

Description: Copy negative of a dead German soldier in France in World War II. The corpse is lying face-up on the ground and dressed in a uniform and helmet. Written above the photograph is, "France" and below is, "3. This is one Krout we won't have to bother with again".
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

France, World War II

Description: Copy negative of the ruins of large buildings. Written above the photograph is, "2. More of liberated France" and beneath is, "Here is a part of a French city we liberated".
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Russian Soldier

Description: Copy negative of a soldier in uniform lying underneath a tree. Written below the photograph is, "5. This is the Russian from Cleveland who is in my company. He is still very much alive. I told you a story about him some time ago."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Vauquois

Description: Map of the site where the Battle of Vauquois took place. The extensive tunnel system in the area is depicted. This battle took place during World War I from 1914-1918. The small village of Vauquois, France, was strategically located on a hill that gave a commanding view of the surrounding area. Control of the hill was contested throughout the entirety of the war. This conflict led to one of the most extensive tunneling operations during the war. The American unit that fought at Vauquois during … more
Date: [1914..1918]
Creator: Hobbs, O. K.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

American expeditionary forces H.Q. 306th Tank Corps. Reconnaaissance Dept., Vauquois Hill, 4 kilometers S.E. of Varennes, France.

Description: Map of the site where the Battle of Vauquois took place. The extensive tunnel system in the area is depicted as well as trenches, signal stations, and observation post. Horizontal scale [ca. 1:1,000]. Vertical scale [ca. 1:200].
Date: January 27, 1919
Creator: Bolan, H. W.; Benson, E. E.; Hobbs, O. K. & Van Lith, P.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Buzcany

Description: Topographic map showing a portion of northeastern France. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:20,000
Date: April 8, 1918
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

American expeditionary forces H.Q. 306th Tank Corps. Reconnaaissance Dept., Vauquois Hill, 4 kilometers S.E. of Varennes, France.

Description: Map of the site where the Battle of Vauquois took place. The extensive tunnel system in the area is depicted as well as trenches, signal stations, and observation post. Legend included in the upper-right corner. Relief shown by contours (interval 5 meters) and spot heights. Scale ca. 1:1,000
Date: January 27, 1919
Creator: Bolan, H. W.; Benson, E. E.; Hobbs, O. K. & Van Lith, P.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Speech: Veteran Benefits for Individuals who Served in Civilian Capacity in the Armed Forces]

Description: Copy of two pages from the Congressional Record containing a speech by Texas Representative Olin Teague regarding pending bills that would grant civilian veterans benefits as well as the history of Avenger Field. The pages include other text, including partial text before the speech discussing a memorial dance for Jess Nevarez, his service in the military, his involvement with his community and church and supplemental statements to Teague's speech after his statements.
Date: April 6, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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