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Santa Fe (ATSF)3708 on "Grand Canyon Limited"

A photograph postcard showing the Santa Fe 3708, on "Grand Canyon Limited", eastbound near Cajon, CA, 7 cars.
Date: November 7, 1939
Creator: Peterson, Frank J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF)3725 & UP 3939 on "The Challenger" on "Grand Canyon Limited"

A photograph postcard showing the Santa Fe 3725, 4-8-2, and Union Pacific 3939, 4-6-6-4, on UP passenger Train No. 17, "The Challenger", travelling down Cajon Pass at Ono, CA. Although operated over joint track, engines of the two roads are rarely used on the same train, 18 cars, 50 mph.
Date: November 1, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3767 on "The Chief"

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 3767, 4-8-4, on passenger Train No. 20, "The Chief", climbing Cajon Pass near Summit, CA, 10 cars, 35 mph.
Date: November 1, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3768 on "The Chief"

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 3768, 4-8-4, on passenger Train No. 20, "The Chief", at the top of Cajon Pass, Summit, CA, 10 cars, 40 mph.
Date: November 2, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3770 on "The Chief"

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 3770, 4-8-4, on passenger Train No. 19, "The Chief", traveling down Cajon Pass, near Cajon, CA, 13 cars, 25 mph.
Date: November 1, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3878

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 3878, 2-10-2, on freight train, arriving at Summit, CA, the top of Cajon Pass, 50 cars, 10 mph.
Date: November 2, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3932

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 3932, 2-10-2, Summit, CA.
Date: November 2, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Union Pacific (UP) 815 on "Los Angeles Challenger"

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 815, 4-8-4, on passenger train No. 818 "Los Angeles Challenger", at Archer, WY, 14 cars, 50 mph. "Morrison Smith and Dick Kindig" [taking pictures]
Date: November 30, 1941
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Colorado & Southern (C&S) 69

A photograph postcard showing Colorado & Southern (C&S) 69, 2-8-0, narrow gauge, on dismantling train, Silica Branch, near Waterton, CO.
Date: November 15, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3401

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3401, 2-8-8-2, Denver, CO.
Date: November 21, 1940
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Colorado & Southern (C&S) 69

A photograph postcard showing Colorado & Southern (C&S) 69, 2-8-0, narrow gauge, on dismantling train, on Silica Branch near Waterton, CO. Close up of engine and crew removing a bridge girder with train in the distance.
Date: November 15, 1941
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Colorado Midland (CM) 22 Wreck

A photograph postcard showing Colorado Midland (CM) 22, 4-6-0, after collision [in Rifle Colorado, on 5 pm Nov. 15, 1902].
Date: November 1902
Creator: Garrison, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Smith & Western (FSW) #14

A photograph postcard showing Fort Smith & Western (FSW) 14, 4-6-0, on a cotton train at Castle, OK. Cotton bales are stacked on flatbed cars. Cars near locomotive look like bunk cars for a track gang.
Date: November 3, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Post Office Return Receipt, November 6, 1950]

A United States Post Office return receipt for an article sent to Mark F. Heller by H. Kempner.
Date: November 6, 1950
Creator: United States Post Office Department
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from Pittman & Davis to Isaac H. Kempner, November 6, 1954]

Postal card from Pittman & Davis to Isaac H. Kempner acknowledging receipt of his order and informing him that it will be shipped in the latter part of next week.
Date: November 6, 1954
Creator: Pittman & Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Letter from Fishburn Cleaners to D. W. Kempner, November 4, 1950]

Letter from Fishburn Cleaners to D. W. Kempner informing him that his ties have arrived for cleaning and assuring him that they will return them as soon as possible.
Date: November 4, 1950
Creator: Fishburn Cleaners
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Calvin E. Trammell to Eddie Handley - November 6, 1911]

Postcard from Calvin E. Trammell to Eddie Handley of Maverick, Runnels County. The front of the postcard depicts a panoramic view of a parade held on July 4, 1911 on the intersections of Wall and Main Street in Midland, looking at the northwest.
Date: November 6, 1911
Creator: Trammell, Calvin E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from Magic Menders to Isaac H. Kempner, November 20, 1952]

Postal card from Magic Menders to Isaac H. Kempner informing him of the prices for replacing the collar on his shirt.
Date: November 20, 1952
Creator: Magic Menders
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Fontainebleau, Miami, Florida, November 22, 1955]

Postcard of the Fontainebleau in Miami, Florida. The photo shows a the Fontainebleau's pool with guests swimming and laying on lounge chairs around it. Behind them is the Fontainebleau itself, a large curved building in the international architecture style. There are flagpoles in front of the building with the Australian, Colombian, American, and other flags flying. Behind the Fontainebleau is a blue sky with a few clouds.
Date: November 22, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, November 15, 1946]

Postcard of a photo of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris in France. The basilica is in Romanesque and Byzantine architectural styles and has a large central dome with a tower jutting out of it flanked by two smaller domes and towers. There are two central walkways leading up to the basilica, which appear to then join into one at a courtyard and a staircase leads to the entrance of the basilica. The walkways and staircases are surrounded by trees. A Parisian building can be seen in the distance on the right. Text on the reverse is from to Ruth Alma Kempner thanking her and her siblings for the pack of clothes and cake they sent and discussing his/her travels. On the back of the card is a message from Armand Kohn to Ruth Alma Kempner and her family, thanking them for the package they sent with clothing and cake. He discusses waiting for a ship to Palestine and that he will write to them in more detail on the ship.
Date: November 15, 1946
Creator: Kohn, Armand
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Beane, November 15, 1951]

Postal card from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane to Henrietta Leonora Blum Kempner informing her Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. declared an extra dividend of $0.75 and a regular quarterly dividend of $1.00 on common stock, both payable December 15.
Date: November 15, 1951
Creator: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Orange Groves, San Bernardino, California, November 13, 1955]

Postcard of an orange grove in San Bernardino, California. The photo shows orange trees with hundreds of oranges and gaps of soil where some leaves and oranges have fallen. In the distance a mountain with a snow-tipped peak can be seen in front of a clear blue sky. On the back of the card is a message from George C. Scott to the Kempners discussing a meeting he had with Ralph Morton in Honolulu where Mr. Morton had nice things to say about them.
Date: November 13, 1955
Creator: Scott, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card and Attachment from Harvard University, November 12, 1960]

Postal card from the ticket manager of Harvard University, Frank O. Lunden to Harris Leon Kempner informing him that his tickets to the Yale game were mailed November 9. The card was taped to a piece of paper with the company name "Mercadorias & Maquinas Lda." and a stamp from H. Kempner Cotton Company.
Date: November 12, 1960
Creator: Mercadorias & Maquinas Lda.
System: The Portal to Texas History