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[Academy Plaque]

Oval plaque made of brass with letters spelling out "Academy of the Sacred Heart." There are four holes punched in around the edges, at the center of each side.
Date: 1920%
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph Album of Texas Woman's College] (open access)

[Photograph Album of Texas Woman's College]

Photograph/scrapbook album belonging to Georgia King during her time at Texas Woman's College. This album contains old programs, photographs, letters, and various clippings.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Oil Well]

Photograph of an oil well next to a dirt road. The text on the back reads: "oil field 1920...Mexia".
Date: 1920
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church on the corner of 12th Street and Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. The church was built from 1901 to 1902. William A. Cann of St. Louis was the architect. The structure was later sold to the congregation of the Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Cann, William A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group in Parlor]

Photograph of a group of people, five women and three men, sitting together in a parlor.
Date: 1920
Creator: Farloyd Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sallie Letitia Willis]

Photograph of Sallie Letitia Willis. Her hair is in a waved bob, and she wears a short sleeved dress, a fur coat, and a long beaded necklace.
Date: [1920..1935]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vera M. Townley, 1920]

Photograph of Vera M. Townley of McLennan Co., Texas from the abdomen and up.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Dancer in Costume]

Photograph of an unidentified dancer in a colorful costume with a sparkly bodice. Her skirts have been colored pink and blue. She wears large, ruffled cuffs on her wrists.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Mickle Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Felicitas Gobenau Sternberg]

Portrait of Felicitas Gobenau Sternberg, visible from the waist up. She is seated and posing with her hands crossed, palm-up in her lap. She was the wife of Daniel Sternberg, Dean of the School of Music, Baylor University.
Date: 1920
Creator: Vandamm
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Josephine Sink]

Portrait of Josephine Sink, a young woman with dark hair wearing a dark gown.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Drummond
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mary Louise Hanrick]

Portrait of Mary Louise Hanrick at 12 years old wearing an elaborate costume and posing dramatically. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mary Louise Hanrick, born June 26, 1908, Waco to Ripley Arnold Hanrick and Mary Louise Prescott." The photo was taken at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco.
Date: 1920
Creator: Boyd Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Postcard of Austin Avenue Methodist Church on the corner of 12th Street and Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. The church was built in 1901-1902 and was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis. The edifice was later sold to the congregation of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Waco.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Cann, William A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Dead Ducks at Chris's Cafe]

Postcard of dead ducks hanging from a wooden pole in front of the window of "Chris's Cafe." A sign above the ducks says, "These ducks killed with Peter's High Velocity Shells (The Shell With A Wallop). Peter's Shells for Sale by the W. A. Holt Co. Inc., 407 Franklin St."
Date: 1920
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sallie Ann Willis, J. T. Willis, Sr., and Margaret Ann Hudson]

Photograph of Sallie Ann Parker Willis, John Todd Willis, Sr., and Margaret Ann Hudson. Sallie Willis stands next to her son, and Margaret stands in front of Sallie holding a doll.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Paul's Episcopal Church Interior]

Photograph of the interior of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Waco, featuring rows of wooden pews in the foreground, an altar with the phrase "Holiness Becometh Thine House O Lord Forever." painted above it, and a pipe organ on the left, and a row of stained glass windows on the right.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Gildersleeve, Fred
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Thank You Card] (open access)

[Thank You Card]

A thank you card with drawings of a book, a scroll, and orange flowers. It reads: "Thank you! My deepest thanks for remembering me/When I graduated/For choosing that gift, you are the one/To be congratulated."
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Thanksgiving Card] (open access)

[Thanksgiving Card]

A Thanksgiving greeting card, not addressed or dated. It has a drawing of yellow, orange, and pink flowers and leaves. It reads: "Thanksgiving Greetings. To wish you cause for thanksgiving which lasts from year to year." "Forget-me-not" is handwritten under the message.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown People in Front of House]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people posing on a front lawn in front of a house; the men are wearing suits and ties, several holding hats, and the women are wearing light-colored dresses.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Palmer Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin Street in Waco]

Postcard of cars and people on Austin Street in Waco, Texas, with buildings lining the sides of the street. A handwritten note on the front of the card says "You must come visit us sometime, then you could see our nice little city." Another handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Myrtle Birk in Voca, Texas and says "Read your letter, and was again glad to hear from you. It was Cha's finger that was mashed under a big granite rock. Dr. took off one joint of it so he is minus part of a finger, but we have not told Mother and Father Houston about having it amputated. Mildred has been sick for a week, cold and rising in her head. Love, Addie."
Date: January 12, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men at the Retail Managers Convention in 1920]

Photograph of the men in attendance of the Retail Managers Conference from April 20, 1920 to April 24, 1920; the text on the photograph mentions William Cameron & Co., Inc. The men in the photograph are all wearing suits and are arranged on bleachers in three tiers.
Date: [1920-04-20..1920-04-24]
Creator: Gildersleeve, F. A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of William Henry Gordon and Fred Smith]

Postcard of William Henry Gordon of Porter, Oklahoma and Fred Smith wearing striped shirts, dark vests, and hats. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "Compliment of William Gordon to Ida Leroy." This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: May 1, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Keith Park]

Postcard of a color image of Keith Park in Beaumont, Texas, with many rows of trees, several men sitting on benches (left) and a statue in the middle. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Keith Park, Beaumont, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: July 17, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. J. P. Bahl - December 7, 1920]

Postcard addressed to Katharine Bahl, "Mrs. J. P. Bahl", of Waco, Texas, from Harry Bahl in San Antonio. Harry states he is having a "good time" and anticipates he will be home soon. The front of the post card depicts a large pagoda at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio. At left, people walk past footpaths lined with ferns onto stairs that lead to the leftmost wing of the pagoda. Along the bottom of the picture is a lower section of the park, below the pagoda, which contains more pathways, stone walls holding garden planters, and an arched stone bridge over a calm pond lined with bushes and flowers.
Date: 1920-12-07~
Creator: Bahl, Harry
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Benjamin Franklin Sharkey Jr. Portrait]

Postcard of a portrait of Benjamin Franklin Sharkey Jr as a child, wearing a dark cardigan sweater, posing standing on a bench in front of a light background.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History