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[Men on a German Bomb Crate]

Description: Photographs of men in an army camp, posing with a German bomb crate and drilling holes in it with an awl. The people are identified as "McCoy & Me" (right and left) and "McCoy & Lorton" (center). Handwritten text says: "At St. Quintin, north eastern France - near Belgium. Making a 'four-holer' - outdoor toilet - made from German bomb crate. We were here only a few days."
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

["Milltown, U.S.A", A History of Keltys, Texas]

Description: Document written by Mrs. Doyle (Pearl) Edwards describing her experiences after her family moved to Keltys, Texas from Alabama. The document described the town in detail, how it was segregated based on race, the home prices back then, standards of living, healthcare situation, transportation and religious activities.
Date: 1980~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Veteran Photos in France, Belgium and Germany]

Description: Photograph of several veterans in Belgium, France and Germany around 1943. The top left photo shows Summfrour and a paratrooper up on St. Pauls Cathedral. The towers of St. Paul Cathedral are shown on the top right and the bottom right is a photo of London from St. Pauls. On the second page,the top left photo is of Giavando Didriksen in front of an old church, the top right photo shows a plane crash near camp, and the bottom right is of a plane headed to London
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Members of Purcell and Grunden Families Standing Outside]

Description: Photograph of members of Purcell and Grunden families standing outside at Sunnyhill Ranch. Row of adults pictured left to right: Aaron Purcell, Janet Purcell, Brian Grunden, Fred Grunden, Billie Pate Grunden, and Gretchen Grunden. The child in the front on the left is Lane Purcell and the child on the right is Clayton Purcell.
Date: July 2012
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Ike's Headquarters and City Hall in Frankfurt]

Description: Photographs taken in Frankfurt, Germany. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: S.H.A.F. Ike’s headquarters in Frankfurt. Top right and bottom right: bombed out building in Frankfurt. Note poles holding up walls on right of building walls." and the photos on the second page are identified as "Top left: City Hall Frankfurt. Bottom left: Next door to City Hall. Top right and bottom right: More bomb damage. Still the krauts would not give up."
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Trucks in the Snowy Weather]

Description: Photographs of several men standing next to trucks in the snowy weaher. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: Convoy of trucks on the way to get gas. Middle: German bomb shelter near our gas dump. Right: French farm with load of grain." and the photos on the second page are identified as "All three pictures: Men unloading the trucks after our return."
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage Photos taken in the Mid 1940s]

Description: Photos of people taken in he mid 1940s, some of them were in France. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: Byrd with a pooch. Top right and top left: Frenchman with his grandchildren." and the photos on the second page are described as "Left: How about that “kraut” with WWI helmet. Bottom right: Dedricksen and me with new fatigue jackets. Top right: Two wheel wagon cart."
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photos of Men in Fields]

Description: Photographs of men standing in fields in the mid 1940s. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: me behind the house. Right: me in a German lookout blind behind the house." and those on the second page are described as "Left: Dedricksen our company clerk. Right: me- Dedricksen and I were exploring in the woods near our house. The ground was a frozen over marsh. Cold – yes.".
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[History of Kelty United Methodist Church]

Description: Copy of a document showing two photographs of the Ketlys United Methodist Church in the 1980s. The description on the picture states that the building was destroyed in the 1960s and provides a brief history about the land where the building was constructed.
Date: 1980
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage of Buildings and Softball Team]

Description: Collage photograph showing different buildings, people and a softball team. The photo on the top left is Baggae and Martin old castle which was built 100 to 1311 AD Thatch Roof. The top right photos shows a softball team-Meighan, Giavando, Cook, Bastle, Ane, Jekyell, Byrd Hoihard, Zuzamil, Mccorkil. The bottom right shows a mansion where Roxie Crews lived in.
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage Photos of Summfrour]

Description: Photos of Summfrour in the mid 1940s described as "ft: Summfrour working on a cover for his bed. He found this bed better than a cot. Top right: Summfrour a pilot Bastle. Bottom right: Me leaning on a two-wheel cart, used for dragging logs."
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center
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