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[Tank on Display]

Description: Photograph of a tank on display at a memorial dedication. Cars are parked on the side of the road behind the tank, and a building is visible in the background.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[12th Armored Division Patch]

Description: Photograph of the 12th Armored Division patch engraved on the side of the Armored Forces Monument. The 13th Armored Division patch is also visible to the right, and text is engraved on the top of the monument.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[List of Units]

Description: Photograph of a list of military units engraved into the Armored Forces Monument in Abilene, Texas. The text reads: "Armored Divisions: 1-14, 16, 20 Armored Groups: 1-3, 6-11, 17 Armored Regiments: 13, 32, 33 Armored Field Artillery Battalions: 58, 59, 62, 65, 69, Armored Infantry Battalions: 6-11, 14-17, 19-21, 23, 27 Armored Infantry Regiments: 6, 36, 41 Cavalry Groups: 2-4, 11, 14-16, 101, 102, 106, 113, 115 Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons: 2, 3, 4, 6, 15-19, 24, Reconnaissance Troops: 1-5,… more
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Close-Up of Monument]

Description: Photograph of a close-up of the Armored Forces Monument. There is a picture of men standing beside and on tanks, and one man on horseback. The words "Forging the Thunderbolt" are inscribed in the top right corner. The text at the bottom of the monument reads: "'A balanced team of combat arms and services of equal importance and equal prestige.' Maj. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee Father of the American Armored Forces".
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Men and Woman at Dedication]

Description: Photograph of five men, including three in uniform, and a woman seated on a blue raised platform during a memorial dedication. Six red and yellow flags are planted in the ground behind the platform, and to the right, another uniformed man speaks into a microphone at a podium. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Elton Samuels with 12th Division Flag]

Description: Photograph of Elton Samuels holding out a 12th Armored Division flag at a dedication ceremony. Three other division flags are placed in the ground behind blue velvet chairs with programs set on them. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Veiled Monument]

Description: Photograph of a monument covered in a white sheet with a red, white, and blue pleated fan at both top corners. To the right, a line of four soldiers stand at attention, carrying rifles and two flags. To the left, a woman and two uniformed men stand on a raised platform in front of a podium. Another uniformed soldier stands beside the covered monument, and trees are visible in the background.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Engraved Map of the European Theatre]

Description: Photograph of a map of the European theater engraved on the Armored Forces Monument in Abilene, Texas.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[People By Monument]

Description: Photograph of a World War II monument. A woman and a uniformed man stand looking at it, and four soldiers stand at attention to the right. The outside two carry rifles, and the inside two carry flags. Another soldier stands at attention behind the monument on the left. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: November 11, 1991
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldiers in Philippines]

Description: Photograph of soldiers walking in a field in the Philippines, with palm trees around them. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Lunch the day we landed in the Philippines."
Date: January 11, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Ship near Philippines]

Description: Photograph of a ship in the ocean near the Philippines. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Landing in the Philippines."
Date: January 11, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of John "Jack" Thomas and Roland Vanderkerkove]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers on the porch outside of a building, with one sitting on the steps writing in a notebook and the other standing next to him with a bandage on his cheek. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Me + Vanderkerkove, Roland Vanderkerkove + John "Jack" Thomas (standing)."
Date: June 11, 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of John Thomas and R. Smith at Camp Campbell]

Description: Photograph of a soldier sitting on steps outside of a building, with another soldier standing next to him. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "John Thomas, R. Smith, C/56 AIB, Camp Campbell, KY.
Date: June 11, 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of McMurry College Commencement]

Description: Photograph of three men in caps and gowns at McMurry College's commencement on May 11, 1980. A handwritten note on the back of the photo names the man on the left as Dr. Paul Lack, a history professor, and the man on the left as Dr. Thomas K. Kim, McMurry President.
Date: May 11, 1980
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Dedication Ceremony for Sacred Wind]

Description: A photograph of the crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony for the installation of the Sacred Wind statue at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, on March 11, 1993.
Date: March 11, 1993
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Sacred Wind]

Description: A photograph of a workman removing the ropes from the Sacred Wind statue used to place the sculpture atop a marble pedestal with a crane, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the Radford Memorial Auditorium as well as the crane in the background.
Date: March 11, 1993
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Workman Balancing Sacred Wind]

Description: A photograph of a workman balancing the Sacred Wind statue as it is placed on a marble stand, prior to the dedication ceremony, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The Old Main Building and Finch-Gray Science Center can be seen in the background, along with several smiling onlookers.
Date: March 11, 1993
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of Group in Front of W. H. Howard Home]

Description: Photograph of a group in front of the home of W. H. Howard (pictured here as the third from the left). Note on the back of the photograph reads, "A. C. and Dorothy Howell. Brother and sister Howard, Maxie, Pearl Howell and grandson. Corpus Christi, Texas, March, 1949, in front of the Howell home."
Date: March 11, 1949
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Group in Front of the Howard Home]

Description: Photograph of Jesse P. and Maxie Sewell, Pearl Howell, and a man holding a baby boy in front of W. H. Howard home. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "J. P. and Maxie (marked out) Sewell, Pearl Howell, A. C. and Dorothy Howell's son, in front of the Howell Home, Corpus Christi, Texas, March, '49."
Date: March 11, 1949
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of W. H. Howard Home]

Description: Photograph of the home of W. H. Howard, showing Brother and Sister Howard and Maxie standing on the front lawn. A large palm tree, on the right of the photograph, can be seen in the front yard.
Date: March 11, 1949
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Group in Front of House]

Description: Photograph of two women and a man standing on the sidewalk leading up to a house with a bay window. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Brother and sister W.L. Howard and Maxie in front of the Howard house, Corpus Christi, Texas, March, '49."
Date: March 11, 1949
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Alignment of Sacred Wind]

Description: A photograph of two workmen aligning the Sacred Wind statue to stand centered on a marble pedestal, prior to the dedication ceremony, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 11, 1993
Partner: McMurry University Library
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