World War II photographs and post cardsWorld War II photographs and post cards MSS.15862Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2/17/17

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:48:01 +0000.GermanDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library World War II photographs and postcards MSS.15862 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/232 1.0 Cubic Feet 21 envelopes of small photographs and postcards 1932-1945 German Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift of Aidette Charley to the Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on February 8, 2010.

 Arrangement

Photographs are arranged by location in acid free folders

 Preferred Citation

World War II Photographs, circa 1932-1946, Accession #15862, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

 Scope and Contents

The collection of photographs and postcards consists of 300 items, one document box, twenty one envelopes, and one cubic foot of chiefly World War II era photographs, both amateur and professional. Approximately one half of the photographs are unidentified. The photographs that are identified are mostly related to the 3rd Platoon, Company C, 256th Engineer Combat Battalion. Members of the platoon who are identified on photographs are: (1st Squad) Leonard Brophy, William A. Fretz, Walter M. Tierney, Sr., James R. Ussery, George J. Weiland, and, (Headquarters) Charles S. Kapanski.

Identified European places include Normandy; St. Lô; Wasselnheim; Olympic Stadium, Berlin; Frankfurt; Passionstheater, Oberammergau; Munich; ruins of the Berghof at Obersalzberg; Salach; Würzburg; and Salzburg.

Scenes identified are destroyed bridges on an Autobahn; airplanes, including a jet, hidden in trees along an Autobahn; Bailey bridges across the Saar and the Danube; Brenner Pass; Kitzbüheler Alps; and the Main River.

Of interest is a photograph of a ruined house with the caption "German girl raped here, were lined up for observance. No one found guilty." (Folder 8-10)

 Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions

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