Inventory of the George E. Armstrong Photograph Collection

Biography of George E. Armstrong

George E. Armstrong was a member of the 940th Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army, and may have been transferred to the 933rd Field Artillery Battalion.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of photographs of tourist sites in Zurich and Paris and of damage to buildings and landscape in post-World War II Germany. The photos were collected by a soldier in the United States Army. The photos also show American soldiers at work and play. Of special note are copies of stereo photographs from Die NS-Musterbetriebe, a book which exalted Nazi Germany's Model Company Act. The collection also includes postcards from Germany and France, one letter written in German, U.S. postage stamps, U.S. Army leave passes, and French and Italian money.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research.

Several images from this collection can be viewed on the Archives and Rare Books Library website in an online exhibit entitled
A War in Shades of Gray: German-Americans and Germany in the World War II Era.

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Preferred Citation

The preferred form of citation for this collection is: Cite specific item as appropriate, George E. Armstrong Photograph Collection, 1937-1946, GA-08-02, Archives and Rare Books Library, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Detailed Description of The Collection