General

A group of soldiers and civilians pose during a picnic at Camp Mabry.

Two M8 Greyhound armored scout cars from the 2nd Infantry Division on parade through downtown Austin. The 2nd Infantry Division was stationed in Texas to train up for their deployment to the South Pacific, which never happened.

Aluminum for Defense collection outside the Texas Capitol building. A large chicken-wire bin holds aluminum cans. The Capitol dome is visible in the background.

Two unidentified women at a desk.

Group of women sitting around table. Large book and ashtray on table.

Window display of photographs of servicemen during World War II at Dacy's Shoe Store. A sign reads "Let's back-up these Austin boys by buying more and more defense stamps and bonds, save 10% of your salary."

Display windows of Dacy's Shoe Store containing pictures of servicemen from Austin

A servicewoman transfers the Texas flag over to a serviceman as a contingent of women on the steps of the Capitol building look on. People watch in the background.

View of the Ford Liberty Bell Fleet truck, with two service men and a woman standing on back of the truck with a replicated Liberty Bell and American Flags. Sign on truck reads, "Save for Your Independence, Buy U. S. Savings Bonds."

Group photo of soldiers in a few styles of uniform, with a few women and a pastor, possibly at Camp Mabry.

Photograph of the midget submarine No. 19 that was involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor while on display at the University of Texas. Note that this is the midget submarine that is on display at the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Three servicemen chat in a recruiting office. One man has a Navy Recruiting Service patch on his sleeve.

Exterior view of the Headquarters for the Sub-Bus station and Negro War Recreation Council. A car is parked in front.

Groups of Red Cross nurses prepare medical supplies at tables. There is a large poster on the wall in the back advertising "The Greatest Mother in the World, War Fund 1943."

Servicemen departing buses and walking south from Bowen Trailways Motor Coaches at 708 Brazos. Moonlight tower visible at corner of 8th and Brazos.

Three servicewomen in uniform looking at a lily pond on the grounds of the State Capitol.

A man and a woman hold hands on the street while looking up at the photographer above them. The man wears World War II era uniofrm. There are cars and bikes parked at the curb behind them and a sign is visible for Western Union.

Soldier reads magazine at a magazine stand

Photo of Texas State Capitol Building during the Second World War as seen from the intersection of Congress Avenue and 11th Street. Out front of the Capitol Bulilding are collection bins for scrap metal, specifically aluminum.

View from above of a crowd at a V-J Day (Victory over Japan) Celebration. August 14, 1945

Group of women and men in uniform gathered on Congress Avenue to celebrate V-J (Victory over Japan) Day.