Series 2 showcases photographs of soldiers, presumably in Europe. Many photos show them engaging in a number of shared activities.
Subseries 1: Leisure
Subseries 1 includes photographs of James and his comrade soldiers off duty, often reading, drinking, and conversing. Based on captioning on the backs of the photos as well as research, some of the soldiers in this subseries include Condry M. Livingston, William M. Kerfoot, Captain John Porter, Lieutenant James D. Clark, Erdman, Captain John M. Shaul, Sergeant Beers, Lieutenant Pontius, Major Jack D. DeMott, Corona, Dilallio, and Captain Hartsell.
The photographs were captioned specifying particular locations including: Ebensee, Austria; Seligenthal, Germany; Paulinzella, Germany; Eisenach, Germany; and Saalfeld, Germany.
There are watermarks on the backs of some of the photographs, indicating the type of paper the photos were printed on. In this series: Mimosa Sunotyp watermarks and Agfa-Brovira watermarks.
S2SS1P1Item1
Three soldiers sitting in front of a building with two windows. Size: 1.5 x 2 inches
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Four soldiers standing in front of a vehicle piled with unknown containers. A sign has been placed on the front of the vehicle stating, “Going Home.” The same building as in page 1, item 1 can be seen in the background. Size: 2 x 2.25 inches
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Three soldiers sitting in an open top Jeep with US Army insignia. Soldiers include Capt. John Porter, Jim Clark, and Erdman. Deckled edges. Backside: Printed: “Capt ‘John’ Porter / Jim Clark / Erdman / Near Ebensee, Austria” typed. Foxing present. Size: 1.75 x 1.75 inches.
S2SS1P1Item4
Single soldier with trees in the background. Backside: “004” printed in black. Slight foxing. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Three soldiers in a Jeep behind a bush. Soldiers include “Capt John Porter and Jim Clark.” A wooden building is in the background. Deckled edges. Backside: “Capt ‘John’ Porter / Jim Clark / Near Ebensee, Austria” typed. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2SS1P1Item6
Single soldier with hands in pockets. Mountains with patches of snow in the background. Deckled edges. Foxing present on back. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Single soldier, labeled Sgt Beers, with houses with hilly tree in the background. Backside: “Paulizella / Seligenthal” typed in black. Separate “173” printed vertically in black. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2SS1P3Item2
Single soldier sitting inside a house, with helmet tucked under his arm. Backside: “April 45 Siligenthal / Sgt Beers” typed in black. Separate “492” printed vertically in black. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Soldier, Lt Pontius, leaning against a vehicle, with a picket fence in the background. Soldier is holding a pipe in his right hand. Backside: “April 45 Paulinzella” typed in black. The rest of the writing is mostly or partially covered with adhesive residue and the same green paper as noted for page 3, item 4. Visible words appear to be “Major” and “Lt.” Separate “492” printed vertically. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Soldier, Lt Pontius, from page 3, item 3, leaning against the same vehicle with pipe in hand. Backside: “April 45 Paulizella / Lt Pontius” typed in black. Adhesive residue with traces of green paper, which indicates the item was adhered to the same green paper that items in Series 9. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Soldier, Captain Shaul, drinking out of a dark colored bottle. Backside: “April 4 / Near Eisenach / Capt Shaul” typed. “173” printed vertically. Adhesive and green paper residue. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Soldier, Captain Shaul, wearing a top hat. He is holding a wine glass and a cigarette. His expression is a comically exaggerated wink. Backside: “April 45 Seligenthal / Capt Shaul” typed. “492” printed vertically. Adhesive and green paper residue. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2SS1P5Item1
Single soldier sitting inside a house on an arm chair. He is illuminated by a large lamp and a fire within a fireplace. Significant amount of white border, possibly due to the image having been cut from a much larger sheet of paper. Mimosa Sunotyp watermarks on back. Size: 2.25 x 3.75 inches.
S2SS1P5Item2
Same image as page 4, item 1. However, it is in mirror reverse. Uneven cut or tear along two sides. Mimosa Sunotyp watermarks on back. Size : 2.25 x 2.75 inches.
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Same image as page 4, item 2. However, the coloration is slightly darker. Uneven cut or tearing along 2 edges. Mimosa Sunotyp watermarks on back. Size: 2.25 x 2.75 inches.
S2SS1P7Item1
Portrait of a young soldier, Dilallio, with pipe in mouth. “6” printed number on back. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
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Soldier seated, possibly on a cot. Another soldier is laying down, sleeping in the background. Bushes present in the background. Agfa-Brovira watermark. Size: 3 x 4 inches.
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Soldier in a dress uniform standing in front of a building. Backside: “911X” printed. “910-T” handwritten. Slight foxing. Size: 4 x 2.75 inches.
S2SS1P7Item4
Two soldiers standing behind a vehicle. Deckled edges. Backside: No printed mark. Slight foxing and a pink smudge. Size: 3.25 x 2 inches.
S2SS1P9Item1
Soldier squatting in front of a Jeep, with tools next to him. Likely working on the vehicle. Backside: “004” printed numbers. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2SS1P9Item2
Soldier, 1st Sgt Steel, standing with hands behind his back. A building partially covered with vines is present in the background. Backside: “April 45 Neustadt / 1st Sgt Steel” typed in black. Separate “492” printed vertically. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2SS1P9Item3
Soldier, Major DeMott, seated with a glass of wine in hand. Appears to be inside a home. Backside: “April 45 Seligenthal / Major DeMott” typed in black. Separate “492” printed vertically Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Soldier, Major DeMott, standing with hands behind his back. Photo taken at an upwards angle. Backside: “April 45 Paulinzella / Major DeMott” typed in black. Separate “492” printed vertically. Size 2.25 inches x 2.25 inches.
S2Ss1P9Item5
Soldier, Major DeMott, standing with arms at side. Portrait from the waist up. Backside: “April 45 / Convoy to Saalfeld / Major DeMott” typed in black. Size 2.25 x 2.25 inches.
S2Ss1P11Item1
Blurry photo of a young soldier with his hands at his waist, with a vehicle and a building in the background. The legs of another soldier are visible, laying on top of a cot in front of the other soldier. Agfa-Brovira watermark. on back. Size: 2.5 x 4 inches.
S2Ss1P11Item2
Blurry photo of a young soldier with his hands at his waist, with a vehicle and a building in the background. The legs of another soldier are visible, laying on top of a cot in front of the other soldier. Repeat of image page 11, item 1. Agfa-Brovira watermark on back.
S2Ss1P12Item2
Three soldiers (Left- Kerfoot, Center- unidentified, Right – Livingston) sitting inside what appears to be a house, in front of a fireplace. Two have wine glasses in hand, with several bottles of what is likely alcohol sitting on a low table in front of them. “Any evening” handwritten in black on back. Size: 3 x 4.5 inches.
S2Ss1P13Item1
Four soldiers stand outside a home, all smoking pipes. Back of page 12, item 1. “Kerfoot / Corona / Hartsell / Livingston” handwritten in black on back. Size: 3 x 4.5 inches.
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Soldier, Hartsell, sitting cross legged and reading. “Captain Hartsell” handwritten in black on back. Size: 3 x 4.25 inches.
S2Ss1P15Item2
Two men standing in an outdoor setting. “758” printed numbers on back. Size: 3 x 4.25 inches
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Soldier standing with hands at waist. Three others can be seen in the background, facing away from the camera and pointing. “758” printed numbers on back. Size: 3.25 x 4 .75 inches.
S2Ss1P17Item2
Three soldiers standing in a semicircle, with hand and fists stacked upon one another. “758” printed numbers on back. Size: 3.25 x 4.75 inches.
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Soldier, Livingston, standing with an unknown item in hands. Possibly a camera or binoculars. Backside: “Livingston” typed in black. Size: 3 x 4.25 inches.
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Soldier, Kerfoot, standing and laughing. “Kerfoot” typed in black on back. Size: 3 x 4.25 inches.
S2Ss1P21Item1
Three soldiers (Left- Kerfoot, Center- unidentified, Right – Livingston) sitting and reclining inside a home. Portion of other image present along one edge. Agfa-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 3.5 x 4.5 inches.
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Soldier, Livingston, standing with hands in coat pockets and pipe in mouth. Size: 3.5 x 5 inches.
S2Ss1P25Item1
Repeat of page 21, item 1. Portion of other image visible along edges. Slight smudge marking on back. Size: 3.5 x 4.5 inches.
S2Ss1P27Item1
Blurry image of three soldiers sitting and reclining inside of room with a fire place. Several bottles of what is likely alcohol can be seen on a low table in the middle of the group. Agfa-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 3.5 x 4.5 inches.
S2Ss1P29Item1
Three soldiers (Left- unidentified, Center- Livingston, Right- Kerfoot) standing in an outside setting. Slight smudge marks on back. Size: 3.5 x 5 inches.
S2Ss1P31Item1
A group of four soldiers (Left- Kerfoot, Center Left and Right- unidentified, Right- Livingston) standing in an outdoor setting, with pipes in mouths. Portion of other images present along edges. Size: 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
S2Ss1P33Item1
Three soldiers (Left- Kerfoot, Center- unidentified, Right – Livingston) sitting and reclining inside of what appears to be a home, with glasses of what appears to be alcohol in hand. Portion of other images present around edges. Agfa-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 4.5 x 3.5 inches.
Subseries 2: Sports & Recreation
Subseries 2 includes groups of soldiers playing baseball in a grassy field and swimming in a large pool. These were likely taken at an integrated training camp in Great Britain.
On the backs of some photographs, the Agfra-Brovira watermark is present.
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A Black soldier is sliding into base. Size: 2 x 3.5 inches. Mild foxing and curling on edges.
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Man at bat, catcher is a Black soldier, so are the majority of the men in the background. Agfra-Brovira watermark. on back. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
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A Black soldier batting, group on sidelines. Mild curling. Agfra-Brovira watermark. Significant foxing on back. Size 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
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A Black soldier batting, group on sidelines. Mild curling. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size 2.5 x 3.5 inches. (Repeat of page 1, image 3).
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Player is running up to base, catcher is a Black soldier. Some curling. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
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Player is running up to base, catcher is a Black soldier. Some curling. Backside: Agfra-Brovira watermark. Significant foxing. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches. (Repeat of page 1, image 5).
S2Ss2P3Item1
Player is running up to base, catcher is a Black soldier. Some curling. Agfra-Brovira watermark. on back. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
S2Ss2P3Item2
A Black soldier running into base. Some adhesive residue and mild foxing. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
S2Ss2P3Item3
Man at bat, catcher is a Black soldier, so are the majority of the men in the background. Agfra-Brovira watermark. on back. Size: 2.5 x 3.5.
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Man at bat, catcher is a Black soldier, young boy in the background. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 2.5 x 3.5.
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Man at bat, catcher is a Black soldier. Backside: Agfra-Brovira watermark and severe foxing. Size: 2.5 x 3.5.
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Player running into base. Mild foxing and curled edges. Backside: Agfra-Brovira watermark, some foxing, adhesive residue at top. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
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Man sitting shirtless in grass. Soldiers in background. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Men standing and crouching down. Size 2 x 2 inches.
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Man sliding into base and being tagged. Some curling. Size 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
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Men sitting in pool chairs. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size 5 x 3.25 inches.
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Group of men swimming, one is diving off the diving board. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 5 x 3.5 inches.
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Man standing in tight swimsuit. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 5 x 3.5 inches.
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Men swimming in pool, building in background. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back, some orange staining on back. Size: 5 x 3.5 inches.
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Men swimming in pool, building in background. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 5 x 3.5 inches.
(Flipped image of page 9, item 2).
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Group at pool. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
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Man spinning in German wheel. Backside: Printed number “9” on the edge. Size: 4.25 x 3 inches
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Group of men swimming, one is diving off the diving board. Backside: Agfa-Bovira watermark. Portion of other images visible along edges. Size: 5 x 3.5 inches.
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Distance view of men at pool. Size: 5 x 3.5 inches.
Subseries 3: Reid, Austria
Subseries 3 includes photographs of soldiers relaxing in what appears to be their bedrooms, personal quarters, and a field of wildflowers. The soldiers are often reading, smoking, and taking photographs. Although not all are specifically labeled, based on the surroundings, it is evident that they are taken in Reid, Austria during May and June of 1945.
Known individuals in the subseries are James Kuykendall, Lt. “George” Dzerison, and W.O. O’Brien. Includes Agfa-Lupex watermarks.
S2Ss3P1Item1&2
Man in uniform with a pipe. Identified as Lt “George” Dzerison in other photographs. Deckled edges. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Lt “George” Dzerison sitting on his bed with his pipe, cleaning a gun. Deckled edges. Mild foxing on back. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2Ss3P3Item1
James and Lt “George” Dzerison taking a photograph with George in a mirror. Camera is on a tripod. Some discoloration visible on back. Size: 4.75 x 3.25 inches.
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Man sitting on couch smoking a pipe. Agfra-Brovira watermark on back. Size 4 x 4.25 inches.
S2Ss3P5Item1&2
Lt “George” Dzerison sitting on his bed smoking a pipe. Backside: “George Reid, Austria June 45” typed. Foxing. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2Ss3P5Item3&5
James and soldier in sunglasses sitting on a bed with a camera. Man in sunglasses. Deckled edges. Backside: “68” handwritten in pencil. Agfa-Lupex watermark. Size: 2 x 2.25 inches.
S2Ss3P5Item5&6
James and soldier in sunglasses sitting on a bed with a camera. Man in sunglasses is slightly blurred. Deckled edges. Backside: “Reid, Austria June 45” typed. Foxing. Size: 2 x 2.25 inches.
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Lt “George” Dzerison sitting in wildflowers. Foxing on back. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Lt “George” Dzerison smoking a pipe. Foxing on back. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Lt “George” Dzerison sitting on bed reading. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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James Kuykendall sitting on bed reading. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2Ss3P7Item5&6
Lt “George” Dzerison and W.O. O’Brien laying on bed. Backside: “Lt “George” Dzerison and W.O. O’Brien Reid, Austria May 45″ typed. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Lt “George” Dzerison reading in bed. Deckled edges. Foxing on back. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Lt “George” Dzerison and W.O. O’Brien laying on bed. Deckled edges. Backside: “George and WO O’Brien” typed. Foxing. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Soldier in sunglasses reading and smoking a pipe on a bed. Deckled edges. Backside: “W.O. O.Brien” typed. Foxing. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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James Kuykendall smoking a pipe and cleaning a gun. Backside: “Reid, Austria May 45” typed. Foxing. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2Ss3P9Item5
Lt “George” Dzerison looking out the window with binoculars. Deckled edges. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2Ss3P9Item6
Close up cutout of a blown up image of Lt “George” Dzerison’s face. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2Ss3P11Item1&2
James and W.O. O’Brien laying on bed with a camera. Backside: “W.O. O’Brien Reid, Austria June 45” typed. Green scrapbook paper and adhesive residue. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
S2Ss3P11Item3
Lt “George” Dzerison sitting on bed cleaning his gun. Deckled edges. Backside: “George Reid, Austria” typed. Foxing. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
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Lt “George” Dzerison sitting on bed cleaning his gun. Deckled edges. Foxing on back. Size: 2 x 2 inches.
Subseries 4: Group Photographs
Professional group photographs of soldiers in uniform produced by the National News and Photo Service, San Antonio, Texas.
James P. Kuykendall identified in photograph as the 10th person in from the right of the second row, seated. Caption in bottom right corner: “Goldbreck photo 11143248 H”. Visible arm patches: Technical sergeant insignia, U.S. Army; Staff sergeant insignia.,U.S. Army; Master sergeant insignia U.S. Army; First sergeant rank insignia U.S. Army; Technician 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade; Unknown patch – dark background, white flower (6 rounds), light star embroidered in center. Worn on left shoulder. Back of photograph signifies that it was produced by the National News and Photo Service, San Antonio, TX. Measurement unrolled: L: 34 6/16 inches W: 10 inches. Housed rolled in individual box.
James P. Kuykendall identified in photograph in the 4th row up, 4th person in from the left. Officer Cadet School patch worn on left shirt pocket (unsegregated). Back of photograph signifies that it was produced by the National News and Photo Service, San Antonio, TX. Measurement unrolled: L: 26 10/16 inches W: 10 inches. Housed rolled in individual box.