Resource Type

["Welcome to Rosenberg" sign in downtown Rosenberg, TX]

Photographic postcard of downtown Rosenberg, TX, late 1940s. View along Ave H. Welcome to Rosenberg lighted sign featured at center. On reverse is note from Emma Phillippi to brother Norveil Phillippi and family. postmarked June 12, 1949, Rosenberg. Gulf station in background. Schaffers Drug Store on right.
Date: June 12, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from W. C. Gibson & Co. to Frances L. Adoue, June 1, 1944]

Card with letter from W. C. Gibson & Co. to Frances L. Adoue mentioning that they'll by the Fort Worth Elevators & Warehousing General Mortgage Income 41/2s with preferred Stock Due 1949 accompanied by stock at 97 1/4 flat. And asks her to write for confirmation as for delivery.
Date: June 1, 1944
Creator: W. C. Dibson & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the American Florist Supply Co. to D. W. Kempner, June 3, 1949]

Postcard from the American Florist Supply Co. to D. W. Kempner, informing him that they have shipped his order by parcel post.
Date: June 3, 1949
Creator: American Florist Supply Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Crab Orchard Lake, Marion, Illinois]

Postcard of a group of people standing on a dock and swimming nearby in Crab Orchard Lake at Marion, Illinois. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says, "Hello all. Will probably arrive Thursday- trip has been fine so far. Am stopping off to see Lt. Crews. He is still alive. Woodrow."
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Letter from the Josephine Hershey to D. W. Kempner, June 23, 1949]

Letter from Josephine Hershey to D. W. Kempner thanking him for donating a goldfish to the Galveston Orphans Home.
Date: June 23, 1949
Creator: Hershey, Josephine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College]

Postcard of a partial view of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College in Galveston, Texas. The image is an illustration, showing white or tan buildings with red roofs on either side of a road with three blue cars in it. "Partial View of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed across the top of the image. "[...]ed. June 5-1940" is written in pencil on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 5, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 22, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Los Angeles to New York and preparing to return to Dallas. The postcard features a photo of a Royal Air Force P-51.
Date: June 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 27, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing ferrying an aircraft from El Paso to Greensboro. The postcard features an image of civilians and servicemen on a tarmac with an American Airlines aircraft.
Date: June 27, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with Photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Postcard of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas photographed from across the street. The large building features ornate stained glass above a covered entranceway. The postcard is addressed to Robert C Kempf of Temple, Texas from A. Norman Evans Pastor.
Date: 1944-06-1X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Tri-State Produce Company to D. W. Kempner, June 22, 1949]

Postcard from the Tri-State Produce Company to D. W. Kempner informing him that they have sent him two flat crates of cantaloupes "per order of J. C. Wilson".
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: Tri-State Produce Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Card from W. G. Farrier Orchards, June 28, 1949]

Card from W. G. Farrier Orchards to Daniel Kempner regarding a shipment of Elberta Peaches. An invoice is said to be mailed at the time of shipment. A one-cent stamp of Thomas Jefferson is at the top right corner.
Date: June 28, 1949
Creator: W. G. Farrier Orchards
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Card from Hattie Oppenheimer to Daniel W. Kempner, June 23, 1944]

Post card from Hattie Kempner Oppenheimer to Daniel W. Kempner discussing her visit with Fanny Hamburger.
Date: June 23, 1944
Creator: Oppenheimer, Hattie Kempner
System: The Portal to Texas History