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Sweet potatoes gathered from City's Victory Garden

Description: Photograph of men gathering sweet potatoes from Austin's Victory Garden. Baskets of sweet potatoes are visible in the foreground and cars are parked along the road in the background. Image was used in the City's 1943 Annual Report.
Date: November 9, 1943
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[William Giannopoulos Standing Under an Arbor]

Description: Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing under a vine covered arbor that is supported by four columns. Giannopoulos is wearing a U.S. Army uniform, glasses, and a soft cap. Knee high rock piles stand before him. Buildings are obscured by vegetation to the left and in the background.
Date: [1943..1944]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Cherry Blossom Trees]

Description: Postcard of cherry blossoms next to a body of water, near the Tidal Basin Bridge in Washington, D.C. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen, I am having a very nice time while I am on my vacation. We are bringing a nice little baby home with us. Kenneth."
Date: August 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Firemen in Uniforms]

Description: Photograph of firemen from the Orange Fire Department posing together in uniform. The men in the front row are Charlie Taylor, Clyde Stanfield, Buss Hubbard, Hal McFarlane, Allie Barron, Buster Pete, Lawrence Shreaux, J. D. Stanfield, Joe Stewart, Vertis Sands, Albert Ewing, Buck Thompson, J. S. Rougeau, Roy Robinson, Pat Scarborough, and Henry Stanfield. Those in the second row are Lawrence Smaihall, Doug Robinson, Clifford Mathews, Bob York, Marshall Herrin holding a dog named Puggy, Clevelan… more
Date: 1943
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Letter from Charles Stasny to his Parents, December 13, 1943]

Description: Letter from Charles Stasny to his parents discussing life during the war. He mentions his garden is doing well, tells his parents the best way to send him mail, asks about his Christmas gifts, and discusses his difficulty getting along with his tentmate.
Date: December 13, 1943
Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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