This collection consists of color photographic slides, mostly taken by George John Palé from about 1944 to 1965, and document his time serving overseas in Europe and in the Philippines during World War II, as well as his postwar family life in Arizona. Photographs from both Palé's European and Philippine postings often show him at rest or with friends, and also include many pictures of Philippine civilians, landscapes, villages, and Army vehicles and infrastructure.

Many slides from Palé's service in Mindanao are stamped "Approved for Mailing US Censor" and were sent home to his first wife Helen Bajus Palé. These slides often contain short captions written by George for Helen on the mounting cardboard, and provide descriptive details and short narratives. Please note that some handwritten descriptions of Philippine civilians and rural life may contain insensitive, outdated, and offensive language.

Most postwar images in this collection are family photographs of Palé's children and his second wife, Edna Nasser Palé. Some slides from the 1960s are commercial ones, bought during travels to various US national parks and other sites, but most slides in this collection are Palé's.

The slides are all 35mm format color slides, many of them on Kodachrome film stock. Some earlier slides -- likely from Palé's European tour -- are mounted in glass, as was common in 1940s film processing outside the US.