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The Wendy Wangberg collection documents the development of Galt Ocean Mile in Fort Lauderdale during the 1970s and 1980s. It contains 274 photographs featuring imges of high-rise residential buildings, commercial storefronts, and tourist-related infrastructures. It also contains 3 contact sheets of aerials, 1 8x10 photograph of Coral Ridge properties building, 1 contact sheet of map and photograph of small building, and 1 CD with six images of Margate, Florida in the 1950s, including the welcome sign and the gas station.

The Werner Wisian manuscript includes detailed descriptions of Private Wisian's time as a member of the 5th Army, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 141st Infantry. He served in the Mediterranean Theater in Italy, and spent over a year as a prisoner of war in various prisoner of war camps such as Stalag IIIB. His 24 page manuscript includes correspondence with a Russian prisoner of war and information on the Texas National Guard. His 1995 manuscript covers topics such as life during basic training, specific actions in combat, life as a prisoner of war, and personal reflections on the war. Also included are facts taken from the Official 36th Infantry Combat Diary 1943-1945.

This collection will consist of physical media that has been digitized as well as information on the digital files. These will include video materials such as CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, miniDVD cassettes, and similar items. In all cases, the items have been converted digitally and will be accessible by the Islandora interface. This collection will consist of a 'file' for each item to provide additional access.