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[Postcard of Girl in Red Dress and White Bonnet Monday]

Postcard of a girl wearing a red dress and white bonnet washing clothes in a tub and hanging them on a clothesline. The postcard is part of a series, this one the "Monday" issue. The letter written around the edges reads, "Don't let Liule Caldere get sick you let Luile keep this love you lots. M. Lope to start for home Friday, we can find her all over during Mass." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 30, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Windsor Hotel in Montreal]

Postcard addressed to Mrs. J. L. Caldwell in Huntington, West Virginia. The image on the front of the postcard shows the Windsor Hotel in Montreal. The handwritten message on the front of the postcard says, "A fine hotel where we certainly get good things."
Date: August 30, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Topography: Van Horn Quadrangle

This topographic map shows the elevations and location of private and public roads, railroads, building structures, bridges, and water sources and drainage structures in the Van Horn, Texas quadrangle. It contains a legend of each of the structural elements and a scale for the elevation and contour of the area.
Date: August 1906
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard of Woman in Robes]

Postcard of a woman in a light pastel blue and pink robe with a purple sash around her waist, and flowers in and near her hair in a vase. On the back, a letter reads, "Dear Mamie I am now in Naucogdoches wishing Mamie will be here about two weeks. I heard from Elaire did you? I wrote + told her about Willard + Ruth don't you know she will be man. Jassie." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington, W. Va."
Date: August 1, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[M. O'Connor Financial Ledger: 1896-1897] (open access)

[M. O'Connor Financial Ledger: 1896-1897]

Ledger containing financial notes taken by Martin O'Connor in connection with St. Edward's College in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1896-08-21/1897-08-02
Creator: O'Connor, Martin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business Accounts: 1901-1904] (open access)

[Business Accounts: 1901-1904]

Ledger documenting payments for ranch work; sale of pears, cotton, corn, and other goods; sale, pasturing, and inventory of livestock; and other miscellaneous business transactions.
Date: 1889-08/1904-04-23
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer, August 28, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer, August 28, 1879]

Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer discussing a man mistreating John and mutual acquaintances.
Date: August 28, 1879
Creator: Davis, Emma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis, August 24, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis, August 24, 1879]

Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis including a discussion between him and his parents about working and crops. In a postscript to the letter he discusses mutual acquaintances and wanting a horse from his father.
Date: August 24, 1879
Creator: Brewer, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis, August 9, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis, August 9, 1879]

Brief letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis asking if she would accompany him to church that night.
Date: August 9, 1879
Creator: Brewer, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer, August 27, 1878] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer, August 27, 1878]

Letters from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer discussing a conversation they had at a social.
Date: August 27, 1878
Creator: Davis, Emma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis, August 21, 1878] (open access)

[Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis, August 21, 1878]

Letter from John C. Brewer to Emma Davis. He discusses being a gentleman and studying.
Date: August 21, 1878
Creator: Brewer, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer, August 16, 1878] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer, August 16, 1878]

Letter from Emma Davis to John C. Brewer discussing a time John visited Emma.
Date: August 16, 1878
Creator: Davis, Emma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History