Resource Type
Partner
Oklahoma Historical Society
2,365
McFaddin-Ward House Museum
1,106
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
633
Fire Museum of Texas
487
El Paso Public Library
366
Rosenberg Library
361
Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes
359
Howard Payne University Library
354
Hardin-Simmons University Library
326
The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
323
122 More
Collection
Preston George Collection
1,677
Texas History Collection
1,367
Abilene Library Consortium
1,177
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
766
T. B. Willis Collection
633
Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
517
George Pendexter Postcard Collection
486
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
468
World War Two Collection
419
The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
365
127 More
Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Decade
Month
[Postcard of a Woman]
Postcard of a woman wearing a white dress and black hat and holding a cane. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Woman and a Building]
Postcard of a woman in front of a small building next to a donkey. There are two horses strapped to a wagon on the right with a boy in the seat. An American flag is waving from the left corner of the small building. The inscription on the back reads "Dear Daisy: - Jack and I are home from the grocery! We have [---] any bad and this is where [---] holding the fort in New Mexico."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a woman at the South Rim]
Postcard of a woman sitting on a cliff's edge. She is at the South Rim of the Chisos Mountains which is located at Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Koch, Peter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Postcard of a woman standing next to a hotel pool
An unidentified woman stands next to a hotel's pool filled with flowers. Printed on the top of the postcard is "466-Alberca del Hotel Ruiz Galindo. Fortin Ver.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Young African-American Man With His Hands Behind His Back]
Postcard with a photograph of a young African-American man with glasses dressed in light-colored clothing with his hands behind his back. Behind him is a table with flowers on top of it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of a young James Edward Weber in a sailor unifiform
Postcard of James Edward Weber at four years old dressed as a sailor with a forest backdrop.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of a young Kenneth Scrivner in a cowboy outfit
Postcard of a four year old Kenneth Scrivner in a cowboy's outfit standing with one foot on top of a suitcase on the ground outside a house.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Young Woman]
Postcard of a young woman wearing a dress and sitting on a chair. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Abbotsford From The Gardens]
Postcard of Abbotsford manor behind the wrought iron and stone fence between two courtyards. On the back, a description of Abbotsford reads as follows, "Abbotsford - Built 1811-1824, the home of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Born 1771. Died 1832. The railed footpath in the foreground is the public entrance to the part open to visitors."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Abbotsford from the South]
Postcard of a manor in the middle-ground. The courtyard is fenced in by a stone wall. The hills form a valley where the house rests. On the back, a description is written as follows, "Abbotsford - Built 1811-1824, the home of Sir Walter Scott Bart. Born 1771. Died 1832. Sir W. Scott's old Front Door and the Courtyard in the foreground. The original stone base of Edinburgh Market Cross is opposite the front door."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Valentine's "Photo Brown" Postcards
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Activities in Boerne, Texas]
Postcard with five illustrated scenic views from Boerne, Texas. The five illustrations feature a body of water - two depict lakes surrounded by woods, one depicts two people canoeing on a lake at night, another depicts a man fishing by a lake, and the last shows fish hanging on a line next to a lake or pond. Surrounding the color illustrations are blue ink line drawings depicting people participating in various recreational activities, such as archery, diving, horse-back riding, tennis, golf, and crabbing. Printed text at the top reads, "Greetings from Boerne, Texas." The back of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Tichnor Brothers
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of actor Carlos Lopez Moctezuma
Postcard of actor Carlos Lopez Moctezuma Printed autograph: "Afectuosamente Carlos L. Moctezuma" Autograph on card: "Para Maria como recuerdo. C. Lopez Moctezuma"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of actor Federico Curiel
Postcard of actor Federico Curiel, nicknamed "Pichirilo" dressed as a Mexican cowboy and wearing glasses. Autograph on photo: "Con todo cariño a Mariquita, un recuerdo de Pichirilo, Federico Curiel."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Adelaide Fire Station, Australia]
Postcard of Adelaide Fire Station, a two-story brick Victorian building with a garage in the center of its lower story. The firemen are standing in front of the building with two horse-drawn vehicles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Administration and Chemistry Building at Rice Institute]
Postcard of two buildings, brick with white accents and marble arches, across a well trimmed courtyard. The top edge of the postcard sets the scene as, "Administration Building and Chemistry Building, Rice Institute, Houston, Texas." The back of the postcard adds, "Administration Building, Rice Institute Houston has in Rice Institute one of the largest privately endowed colleges in the country. The original endowment of nine million dollars by the late Wm. Marsh Rice, has grown to $14,500,000."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bailey, Bob
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Administration Building]
Postcard of the Abilene Christian College Administration Building, showing the front and side of the three-story brick building. Note below the picture reads, "Administration Building - Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas (3234-29)."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View From Sky Line Drive]
Postcard of Duluth from an aerial perspective. The town is edged by the harbor and coastline. The back of the postcard adds, "Extending along the brow of the hill for a distance of more than twenty-five miles, the Boulevard Drive overlooks the city and Lake Superior, a drive from the extreme eastern end of the city to the extreme western end, commanding a beautiful panorama of parks, buildings, industries, harbor operations and lake, said to be the finest and most picturesque in America."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View of Beaumont, TX]
Postcard of a view of Beaumont, TX from above, looking down over an urban sprawl of buildings and houses, bordered by the river. On the back, a brief history of Beaumont's oil industry is written. "Where Oil Became an Industry - Beaumont, Texas (population 130,000) is one of the nation's leading deep-water inland ports and the retail and wholesale trade center of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Beaumont is located in the heart of an industrial area which includes almost 100 major industries that manufacture synthetic rubber, produce chemicals, refine oil, build ships, and fabricate heavy oil field and refining equipment. Beaumont's historic landmark is the Lucas Gusher Monument at Spindletop Oil Field. Lamar State College of Technology is one of the city's finest objects of civic pride."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Business Men's Studio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View of Homestead Hotel]
Postcard of a large red bricked estate with grey roofing amidst a forest.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View of Honolulu Harbor]
Postcard of mountains in the background, a town built on the coast of the harbor.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fred Rackle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View of Hotel del Coronado]
Postcard of a bird's eye view of Hotel del Coronado, a white and brown sprawling structure on the coast of California with a full parking lot, four tennis courts, and a private pool. The edges of the postcard describe itself as "Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, California."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View of Hotel Westward Ho]
Postcard of a large hotel topped with a radio tower, a pool and courtyard dividing two separate buildings. Written on the postcard is the tagline, "Year 'Round in downtown Phoenix, Arizona Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites." The back of the postcard adds, "Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites A famous vacation hdqtrs., distinctive for its downtown location-resort atmosphere. 500 rooms, including kitchenette apartments in Patio Suites. Tropical patio, sun decks luxurious swimming pool in year 'round ideal climate. Home of the fabulous Concho Room - the Southwest's finest supper club."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View of Hotel Westward Ho 2]
Postcard of a large hotel topped with a radio tower, a pool and courtyard dividing two separate buildings. Written on the postcard is the tagline, "Year 'Round in downtown Phoenix, Arizona Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites." The back of the postcard adds, "Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites A famous vacation hdqtrs., distinctive for its downtown location-resort atmosphere. 500 rooms, including kitchenette apartments in Patio Suites. Tropical patio, sun decks luxurious swimming pool in year 'round ideal climate. Home of the fabulous Concho Room - the Southwest's finest supper club."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Aerial View of John Hopkins University]
Postcard of 9 red brick buildings with light blue roofs on the grounds scattered with trees.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History