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Directory: Austin Avenue Methodist Church (open access)

Directory: Austin Avenue Methodist Church

Book from a Methodist church in Waco that is a directory of members and businesses, encouraging the congregation to shop within its local community. The date "1910-1914", can be seen written in pencil on the the top right corner of the first page.
Date: 1910~/1914~
Creator: Austin Avenue Methodist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Grave at First Street Cemetery]

Photograph of a grave covered in flowers at First Street Cemetery in Waco, Texas.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Gwyn, Herbert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Grave at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco]

Photograph of a grave covered in flowers at Oakwood Cemetery, with many graves visible in the background.
Date: 1910
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Amicable Life Building]

Postcard of the Amicable Life Building in Waco, Texas. The thin, white building towers above the surrounding structures in downtown Waco.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thalian Club]

Postcard image of the Thalian Club house in Houston, Texas. The organization meeting house is pictured as two stories tall with decorated molding on the roof. Trees are visible covering the corners of the meeting house and small growing trees are positioned in between the larger trees. Handwritten text on back addresses Mrs. Minnie (?) from San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. R. Robison's Funeral]

Photograph of the funeral of W. R. Robison at the Abbott Cemetery. A crowd stands around the grave marker of W. R. Robison (1859-1910), where a pile of freshly turned dirt can be seen. The crowd has cleared a pathway. A fence separates half of the crowd from the other.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco High School]

Photograph of Waco High School, a four-story building with a triangular facade engraved with the words "High School," supported by four columns, with steps going to the entrance below.
Date: [1910..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco YMCA]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco YMCA, a large yellow brick building, with a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Y.M.C.A. Building, Waco, Texas." There is a brief handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1910
Creator: Souvenir Post Card Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Main Building at Texas Christian University]

Photograph of the main building at Texas Christian University (formerly Waco Female College) in Waco, Texas, taken after the March 22, 1910 fire. The brick and stone building is damaged and does not have a roof. People and trees are on the lawn. The back includes a printed statement from the photographer and a handwritten note that says "Waco T.C.U. main building, after the fire on 3-22-1910. Presented to J.A. Curry by W. H. Curry."
Date: [1910-03-22..]
Creator: McCall, C. F.
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Holy Trinity College]

Postcard of a colorized image of a pond and trees with Dallas's Holy Trinity College in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Scene near The Holy Trinity College, Dallas, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 22, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cottages at Scott & White Sanitarium]

Postcard of a color image of two cottages at the Scott & White Sanitarium, two two-story white buildings with columns in the front and balconies on the second floor, with a row of trees in front of them and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cottages, Scott & White Sanitarium, Temple, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 24, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men at Entrance of Texas Cotton Palace]

Photograph of a group of men standing at the entrance of the Texas Cotton Palace during its construction.
Date: October 6, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bloomfield Indian Seminary]

Postcard of Bloomfield Indian Seminary near Denison, Texas. Several trees occupy the yard in front of the building. Handwritten text on the back of the card reads "Hello Dad. Having a fine time Went to fair last night. It sure is big. Mart."
Date: October 26, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the McLendon Hardware Company Building]

Postcard of the McLendon Hardware Company Building, which printed text on the front of the card describes as "one of the most ornate commercial bldgs. in the South. The home of the largest hardware business in Texas." Handwritten text on the front of the card reads "I miss you very much, Mrs. B."
Date: November 11, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Axtell Railroad Station]

Postcard sent to Miss Loudie George in Houston, Texas. The image on the front features a photograph of the Axtell Railroad Station on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas with three women and a man standing outside the entrance. Buildings are visible in the background. A note written on the back is dated November 2, 1910 and says "I arrived home Tuesday morning and made an auto trip to [...] via Moody got home at 10 last night will be in Waco again tomorrow May get to see you in Waco or I may have an exhibit there during the Cotton Palace They are decorating the business houses already"
Date: November 12, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Presbyterian Church in Clifton, Texas]

Postcard of the small building of a Presbyterian Church in Clifton, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Cora Wright in Alba, MO and says "Hello Cora, as you haven't answered my last card I will send you another. Am all ok, hope you are the same. I am at work 60 miles north with the bridge ...[?]... Wish I could be with you. Ruth."
Date: December 11, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas]

Postcard image of Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas, which is built in the Moorish style with stained glass windows and one circular carving of the Star of David above the synagogue entrance. Handwritten text on back addressed to Teague, Texas: "Hello Cliff, guess you heard we were married & living in Houston. Come to see us when you can, Arthur & Jewell 1119 Elysia Pl."
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance to Sam Houston Park]

Postcard image of an entrance to the Sam Houston park in Houston, Texas. The entrance is marked by a large structure with signs attached reading "for whites only..", and "dogs positively prohibited". Within the park various plants, and other structures are visible. Outside the entrance three small boys are pictured around a tricycle. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Vivian Aunspaugh of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grace Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas]

Postcard image of Grace Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. In the image the church is built with early Gothic styles with spires, stained glass windows, and pointed archways. The church was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis.
Date: 1911
Creator: Cann, William A.
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

[Photograph of Grave of Maria Schuler]

Photograph of the grave of Maria Schuler (1828-1911) covered in flowers, located in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: Heilmann
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Grave of Mary E. Wheatly]

Photograph of the grave of Mary E. Wheatly (1842-1911) covered in flowers at Oakwood Cemetery, with many graves visible in the background.
Date: 1911
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Meredith Lewis with Horn]

Photograph of a young boy wearing a band uniform and holding a small trumpet while standing in a fenced yard with houses in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say, "South side of front yard, Hickory St. at 16th St. Looking east across Hickory (Person's house and barns in background)" and "Meredith Lewis, first mascot of first uniformed Simmons College Band, of which his father C.H. Lewis was director and organizer. Holding 'Daddy's horn.' About 1911 or 1912."
Date: [1911,1912]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History