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[Postcard of Young Ladies Boarding Hall at Baylor University]

Postcard of the young ladies boarding hall at Baylor University. Handwritten text is on the front underneath the picture by Walter C. Francis. The postcard is addressed to Miss Katharene Cavitt from Wheellock, Texas.
Date: August 7, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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

[Houston Texas Postcard addressed to Samuel Appell]

Postcard of Houston, Texas, High School, to Samuel Appell, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Suspension Bridge Over the Brazos River]

Postcard of the suspension bridge over the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Master Carlos Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: June 12, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Sanger Avenue School]

Postcard of the Sanger Avenue School in Waco, Texas. In the image students of the school are lined up in rows in front of the Sanger Avenue School building. The postcard is addressed to Beverly Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: September 16, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Frozen City Hall Fountain in Waco]

Postcard of the frozen city hall fountain in Waco, Texas. In the background are multiple business.
Date: October 2, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Waco Central High School]

Postcard of Waco Central High School in Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Miss Beverly Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of 1908 New Years]

Postcard of embossed gold numbers that make up the year 1908. Below is text that reads "A Happy New Year". The postcard is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. E. Wheatley.
Date: December 25, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of M. E. Church in Temple, Texas]

Postcard of Methodist Episcopal Church located in Temple, Texas. The view of the church is from the side where there is a large arched window. On the right side of the church two large spires are visible. The postcard is addressed to Nina Cummings from Rosenberg, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Year Post Card to William Baine]

Postcard at New Year's addressed to William Baine, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1911/1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Postcard to John Todd Willis, Sr.]

Postcard at Christmas addressed to John Todd Willis, Sr. from his brother, Robert Parker Willis. John Todd Willis, Sr. worked for the Central Texas Exchange National Bank of Waco.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quarterly Review, Volume 1, Number 3, Easter 1915 (open access)

Quarterly Review, Volume 1, Number 3, Easter 1915

Easter edition of a quarterly publication discussing upcoming events, sports scores, poetry and creative works, news, and statements on various topics of interest to students at Saint Basil's College, a boys' boarding school in Waco.
Date: Spring 1915
Creator: Saint Basil's College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Aerial View of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of an aerial view of Camp MacArthur, Section F. In the background are buildings of the camp and in the foreground are soldiers grouped together in a field.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"#2]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably washing and rinsing their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"#3]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably washing and rinsing their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Jemina Harstad from Auburn, Wisconsin.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Waco Fire Departments]

Postcard of Waco Fire Departments. The postcard includes small photos of the 8 fire stations and 1 photo of the Fire Chief inside of a car. The postcard was sent by a soldier at Camp MacArthur in Waco.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Texas Cotton Palace]

Postcard of the Texas Cotton Palace. Visitors are shown in the grounds of the palace in front of the large building. The postcard is addressed to Miss Viola Flores from Menasha, Wisconsin.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Crowd of Soldiers at YMCA Building]

Postcard of a crowd of soldiers inside the Y.M.C.A building at Camp MacArthur. The postcard is addressed to Mr. Arthur Fullson from Columbiaville, Michigan.
Date: November 19, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1918 Farewell Book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School]

Farewell book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School group of 1918. The front of the book is decorated with the image of an eagle in front of the United States Flag. It is held together by two cords.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin St. in Waco, Tx]

Postcard of Austin St. in Waco, Texas. Various buildings line either side of the street as well as automobiles moving along. The postcard has correspondence from a soldier at Camp MacArthur.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Officers' Tents at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard image of the officers' tents at Camp MacArthur. There is faded handwritten text on the back.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church]

Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Austin Ave., Waco, Texas in 1918.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"]

Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably to wash and rinse their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers. On the back the postcard is to Howard Seybert from Berwick, Pennsylvania and reads "little warmer than in Pa".
Date: June 1, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of an aerial view of Camp MacArthur. Barracks and tents are spaced throughout the camp. There is handwritten text on back that is describing the camp to the recipient of the postcard.
Date: July 5, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History