[Birthday Card to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 24, 1945] (open access)

[Birthday Card to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 24, 1945]

A card addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere on her birthday. It reads: "When someone has a friend like YOU/Steady, kind, staunch and true/A friend who can always understand/And gladly lends a helping hand./Then what a pleasure to express/Best wishes for your happiness/And what a pleasure to extend/Birthday greetings to you, my friend." It is signed "Miss Sallie." It has purple flowers on the front, as well as the words "Birthday Greetings to You."
Date: December 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 339th Army Air Force Band]

Photograph of the 339th Army Air Force Band. The band is from Blackland Field Army Flying School in Waco, Texas. The young men are lined up with their instruments in hand and in uniform.
Date: December 24, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Christmas Scene]

Postcard of a Christmas scene. A church and pine tree are covered in thick snow. On the visible tree limb there are two birds and pine cones. Text on the front reads "Christmas Greetings and good wishes". The postcard is addressed to Master William Baine.
Date: December 24, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. C. Olds' Residence, Waco]

Postcard of Frederick Charles Olds' residence on Austin Avenue, Waco. The house here is a two-storied house with a large portico set on stone pillars and balconies on both floors extending in both directions for the house's front facade. A covered driveway juts out from the house's side at left, with a paved pathway leading up to the side of the house.
Date: December 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History