[Photographs of Training Manouvers]

One of 226 photographs in the series: William Jenkins Collection available on this site.

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Flip album containing twelve photographs of soldiers during training exercises, taken during World War II. Several of the images include soldiers at campsites or standing near overturned armored vehicles.

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12 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm., or smaller, 9 x 23 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 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 32 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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Flip album containing twelve photographs of soldiers during training exercises, taken during World War II. Several of the images include soldiers at campsites or standing near overturned armored vehicles.

Physical Description

12 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm., or smaller, 9 x 23 cm.

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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.

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.

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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  • 1945~

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  • March 30, 2014, 6:38 p.m.

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  • Sept. 8, 2020, 2:50 p.m.

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[Photographs of Training Manouvers], photograph, 1945~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth395916/: accessed May 27, 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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