Latest content added for The Portal to Texas Historyhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q5=&searchType=advanced&t5=dc_subject&fq=str_month%3A05_may&display=grid2024-03-09T07:18:36-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching The Portal to Texas History[Portrait of Lucas Äco]2024-03-09T07:18:36-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2293025/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2293025/"><img alt="[Portrait of Lucas Äco]" title="[Portrait of Lucas Äco]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2293025/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Lucas Äco, a performer from the 1940s. This portrait of Lucas Äco is mounted on board with the inscription on back: Lucas Äco of Orson Welle's "Around the World." Lucas Äco was Fakir in the performance.</p>[Train in Denton, Texas]2017-06-14T08:48:46-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853167/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853167/"><img alt="[Train in Denton, Texas]" title="[Train in Denton, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853167/small/"/></a></p><p>Copy photo of a train in Denton, Texas. Written below the image is "Denton, Texas May 15th 1946," and "C.M."</p>[Photograph of a Man Walking Down a Sidewalk]2016-08-07T18:02:10-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth769591/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth769591/"><img alt="[Photograph of a Man Walking Down a Sidewalk]" title="[Photograph of a Man Walking Down a Sidewalk]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth769591/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of man walking down a sidewalk with people and buildings in background. The man is wearing a long sleeve shirt and pants. The man is holding a cigarette in his right hand.</p>[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent City]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth688384/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth688384/"><img alt="[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent City]" title="[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent City]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth688384/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of three soldiers standing in a line next to a metal pole in Fulda, Germany. The back of the photo identifies two of the soldiers as Eldon Kohler and Louis Britton.</p>[Photograph of Soldier Standing Beside U.S. Occupation Sign]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689508/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689508/"><img alt="[Photograph of Soldier Standing Beside U.S. Occupation Sign]" title="[Photograph of Soldier Standing Beside U.S. Occupation Sign]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689508/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a solider identified as Allen standing next to a sign for the zone boundary between the United States and Russia. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is the Zone Boundary, between US and the Russians -- May, 19, 1946 -- Allen."</p>[Photograph of Church Organ]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689562/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689562/"><img alt="[Photograph of Church Organ]" title="[Photograph of Church Organ]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689562/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of ornately carved organ over the archway of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany.</p>[Photograph of Fulda Mansion]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689683/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689683/"><img alt="[Photograph of Fulda Mansion]" title="[Photograph of Fulda Mansion]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689683/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a mansion in Fulda, Germany, taken from behind the fence. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "The Prince of Greater Hessen owns this mansion. It's a little way out of Fulda, Here, I have never see it myself yet -- Fulda - Ger. -- May 23, 1946."</p>[Photograph of German Church]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690128/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690128/"><img alt="[Photograph of German Church]" title="[Photograph of German Church]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690128/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the interior of a church in Fulda, Germany, showing the elaborate alter and pews.</p>[Photograph of Train Wreck]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690532/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690532/"><img alt="[Photograph of Train Wreck]" title="[Photograph of Train Wreck]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690532/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of train cars tipped over on a hill due to a train wreck in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Railroad yards in Fulda here."</p>[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent Encampment]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689788/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689788/"><img alt="[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent Encampment]" title="[Photograph of Soldiers in Tent Encampment]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689788/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of several soldiers standing around a "Troop B" sign in an encampment at Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is our tent city. It looks 100 percent better in a picture. -- Laughlin, Perison, Novack, Skipper, and Dutton. -- Tent City -- Fulda Ger. May 1946."</p>[Photograph of Soldiers in Front of Tents]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690056/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690056/"><img alt="[Photograph of Soldiers in Front of Tents]" title="[Photograph of Soldiers in Front of Tents]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690056/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Louis Britton and DiAmico, who holds a rifle, standing in front of canvas tents in the military encampment at Fulda, Germany. Note on the back of the photo describes this place as "tent city."</p>[Photograph of German Castle]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690080/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690080/"><img alt="[Photograph of German Castle]" title="[Photograph of German Castle]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690080/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a castle in Fulda, Germany. A courtyard and garden can be seen in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the photo includes this note: "Prince Aldos."</p>[Photograph of German Church Alter]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690707/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690707/"><img alt="[Photograph of German Church Alter]" title="[Photograph of German Church Alter]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690707/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of pews and statues around the alter of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Church alter here in Fulda -- May 23, 1946."</p>[Photograph of Parade Field]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689046/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689046/"><img alt="[Photograph of Parade Field]" title="[Photograph of Parade Field]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689046/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of soldiers standing in formation on a large field, with spectators visible in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is our parade field. This formation was presented to the General. The houses behind are the houses which they are finishing[?] so that we can move in. Fulda Ger. May 18, 1946."</p>[Photograph of Church Interior]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689078/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689078/"><img alt="[Photograph of Church Interior]" title="[Photograph of Church Interior]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689078/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the interior of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany. A long shot of the hall, the ornate alter and pews are shown.</p>[Two German Soldiers in Front of Tents]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689148/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689148/"><img alt="[Two German Soldiers in Front of Tents]" title="[Two German Soldiers in Front of Tents]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth689148/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a pair of German soldiers standing arm-in-arm in front of a row of tents that line a dirt road.</p>[Photograph of Train Yards]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth688731/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth688731/"><img alt="[Photograph of Train Yards]" title="[Photograph of Train Yards]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth688731/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the train tracks at the railroad yards in Fulda, Germany. A note on the front of the photo describes this photo as a "train wreck."</p>[Photograph of Fulda Mess Hall]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690956/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690956/"><img alt="[Photograph of Fulda Mess Hall]" title="[Photograph of Fulda Mess Hall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth690956/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the mess hall in the military encampment at Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is our mess hall here in this garage in Fulda. -- May 23, 1946 -- McGee, Gerorge, Kaouteck, Burnett."</p>[Photograph of Tank in Camp]2016-01-15T08:12:32-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth691032/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth691032/"><img alt="[Photograph of Tank in Camp]" title="[Photograph of Tank in Camp]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth691032/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a military tank entering camp in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Here's that same formation that the General gave a speech. -- Fulda, Germany -- May, 18, 1946."</p>[Photograph of the Comanche Tribe at Centennial Celebration]2012-08-30T13:01:37-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246456/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246456/"><img alt="[Photograph of the Comanche Tribe at Centennial Celebration]" title="[Photograph of the Comanche Tribe at Centennial Celebration]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246456/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of members of the Comanche Indian tribe at the centennial celebration on May 8, 1946. There are eighteen men, women, and children in the photograph. Most are wearing traditional or ceremonial dress, and there is a teepee behind them to the left. The following names and information are written on the back: "Chief Baldwin Parker, Liberal Kansas, Norma Jean Parker with Little Harold Lee Parker, Peggy Jean Parker - Rt. 1, Cynthia Ann Parker - Cache, Okla., Pat Pohrog - Cache, Okla., Roy Wockmetooah - Box 170." The MacDonald Studio's stamp is also on the back.</p>[End Of Year Play]2009-12-08T09:39:18-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth65317/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth65317/"><img alt="[End Of Year Play]" title="[End Of Year Play]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth65317/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of eight children in an end-of-school play at Lower Valley School. The children are in costume and are using the porch of a building as a stage. Mrs. Watts is the teacher and director of the play.</p>[Governor Coke Stevenson]2009-12-06T17:47:18-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth62705/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth62705/"><img alt="[Governor Coke Stevenson]" title="[Governor Coke Stevenson]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth62705/small/"/></a></p><p>Photo of Governor Coke R. Stevenson seated at desk.</p>[Governor Coke Stevenson & Hershey Presentations]2009-12-06T17:47:18-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth62707/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth62707/"><img alt="[Governor Coke Stevenson & Hershey Presentations]" title="[Governor Coke Stevenson & Hershey Presentations]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth62707/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Governor presenting medal. Governor on the right.</p>Sunshine Camp2008-02-17T19:58:30-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34201/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34201/"><img alt="Sunshine Camp" title="Sunshine Camp" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34201/small/"/></a></p><p>Group photo of young girls inside building.</p>Sunshine Camp2008-02-17T19:58:20-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34202/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34202/"><img alt="Sunshine Camp" title="Sunshine Camp" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34202/small/"/></a></p><p>Group photo of young boys inside building.</p>Sunshine Camp2008-02-17T19:58:11-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34203/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34203/"><img alt="Sunshine Camp" title="Sunshine Camp" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34203/small/"/></a></p><p>Group of young girls on a seesaw and sitting in a tree.</p>Sunshine Camp2008-02-17T19:58:00-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34204/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34204/"><img alt="Sunshine Camp" title="Sunshine Camp" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34204/small/"/></a></p><p>Young boys setting up cots with the help of a housemother.</p>Sunshine Camp2008-02-17T19:57:49-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34205/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34205/"><img alt="Sunshine Camp" title="Sunshine Camp" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34205/small/"/></a></p><p>Young boys reading.</p>