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[4.7 Inch Gun M1906]
The postcard captions reads: "Firing 4.7” Gun. W. H. Horne Co. El Paso, Tex." The 4.7 inch Field Gun M1906 was designed and issued by the US Army Ordnance Department in 1906. There is no accompanying information to positively identify the troops in the postcard or the exact location of this event. The postcard is addressed to J.R. Teague, Framingham Massachusetts, 114 Hollis Av. The postcard is postmarked El Paso, Texas, February 13, 1918, 2 PM.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[500 Turkeys in Sugar Land]
Postcard, Sugar Land, 500 Turkeys. Tenant cabins in background. Turkeys in center of photo. African-American man walking in (left) background.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1913 flood in Richmond, Texas]
Postcard image of 1913 flood in Richmond, Texas. Water visible in bottom half of photo. White, wooden house with porch surrounded by white picket fence on left. White house in background, also. Top, right corner is torn (piece missing).
Date:
December 10, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1914 School Photo
Postcard of the Danevang School class of 1914 in front of a building. There are three visible windows. The students have been separated into boys and girls, with the girls standing in the center and the boys surrounding them on each side and behind them. The girls wear long, light-colored dresses belted at the waist. The boys wear formal attire. The girls have been identified, from left to right, as unknown, Esther Knudsen, Elna Petersen, Andrea Hansen, Emelia Andersen, Gertrude Strarup, and Christine Olsen. Three names have been provided for the boys but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply. Black, rough patches of paper on the back of the postcard remain on each corner from wherever it was torn out of.
Date:
1914
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1927 Easter Greeting Card]
Easter greeting card with an image of purple and white flowers in a basket. Within the greeting card is a holiday theme message and the handwritten text that reads "Curitss".
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1st Division Parade]
Postcard of a soldier on a horse during the 1st division parade in downtown El Paso, Texas. Behind the horseman, There is a huge crowd of people on the side walk from each end of the photograph. People can also be seen in almost every window of every building in the photograph. The postcard says, "1st Division Parade Sept. 17-19." The postcard is blank on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Horne, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[26000 Troops in Military Parade #1]
Postcard of the 6th Ohio Band from the military during a parade. Children can be seen walking near the parade following the soldiers on either side. A dog can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph, it appears to be following the leader of the parade. On the back of the postcard there is writing. The note says, " 9/21/16. Had Dome Parade. Was 20 miles long. Carl. El Paso."
Date:
September 21, 1916
Creator:
Horne, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[26000 Troops in Military Parade #2]
Postcard of U.S. infantry soldiers marching in a Suburban neighborhood to garner support. There is writing in the corner of the postcard that says, "5th Infty Ohio N.G. in Great Military Parade at El Paso Tex. (26,000 Men)."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Horne, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[26000 Troops in Military Parade #3]
Postcard displaying a military parade going down a suburban street. On the back of the postcard it says, "Band of 6th Ohio in Parade of 26,000 troops." The neighborhood is in El Paso. On the front of the postcard in the right bottom corner it says, "El Paso, Tex."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Horne, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[26000 Troops in Military Parade #4]
Postcard of military parade in El Paso suburbia. The brigade consists of 26000 men. To the right, there is a man on a motorcycle and in front of him are two children sitting on the curb. In the bottom left corner it says, "Ohio ~ Penn. Brigade in Parade of 26000 Men."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Horne, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
28th Annual Invitational Exhibition
An invitation to an annual exhibit in Longview, Texas which includes a dinner afterward.
Date:
1987
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
28th Invitational Exhibit
An invitation to Claudia Betti to compete in an art exhibition.
Date:
1987
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[38th U.C. Reunion]
Postcard from W. E. Miller of a group of men posed into two rows outdoors, with a cluster of trees, a grassy field, and large hill seen in the background. A canopy tent is positioned within the background trees to the far right. Text printed onto the photo reads, "38th U.C.V. Re-Union Goldthwaite, Texas - 7-22,23,24 1924", and handwriting on the back reads, "Hope to meet you at the next and many more re-unions. Your friend, W.E. Miller".
Date:
July 24, 1924
Creator:
Miller, W. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[3rd Street, Rosenberg. "Main St." written on photo.]
Photographic copy of a postcard. Original returned to donor. Image is of 3rd Street, Rosenberg. Meyer Forster Land and Loan Co. is on the right side of the street, auto supply store is on the left.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[4th Cavalry Returning From Mexico]
Postcard that says, "4th Cavalry Returning from Mexico." There is a large message on the back of the postcard, but it is illegible. On the front of the postcard you can see a long line of soldiers on horses, two of which are holding flags.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Horne, W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[5th Cavalry M Company]
Photograph of fancy riding by the U.S. Cavalry. One of the men, who has just completed the jump on an obstacle course, is carrying the banner which designates the 5th Cavalry M Company. In the distant background are the Franklin Mountains. Left of center is Sugarloaf Peak. The Cavalry competition is being held in front of the officer’s quarters in the new Fort Bliss on Lanoria Mesa.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[8th Cavalry]
Photograph of the 8th Cavalry playing mounted tug-of-war. Two teams comprised of men and horses have been formed and are set to battle each other in a tug-of-war competition. The postcard was not mailed and has no postmark.
Date:
[1910..1920]
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AAA, Ramblers Motel, U.S. 80, Waskom, Texas, East Texas Finest
Black and white halftone postcard showing the Ramblers Motel, Waskom, Texas, U. S. 80. The view shows a two-story, flat-roofed office building and one-story gable-roofed buildings containing rooms behind the office building and on the left.. In front of the office a thick pole supports a lighted sign with the name of the motel, as well as a smaller oval sign saying "Approved AAA Motel." The AAA logo is also on the front of the office building. A swimming pool and shade umbrella is visible in front of the building on the left. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "AAA - Ramblers Motel - U.S. 80 - Waskom, Texas - East Texas Finest." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "National Press, Inc., North Chicago." There is no message or postmark on the card.
Date:
196X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Fine Arts Museum
A promotional card for Claudia Webb Betti's An Exhibition of Paintings at the Abilene Fine Arts Museum.
Date:
1956
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abilene Graphic Arts Association Promotional Card, 1960
Card from the Abilene Graphic Arts Association promoting various printing companies from Abilene. The card face is mostly white, with a black triangle on the left side overlapping onto a red heart on the middle of the card and a yellow rectangle on the right side where the information is written. On the reverse is information about the printers in Abilene.
Date:
1960
Creator:
Abilene Graphic Arts Association
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aboard the Louoma]
Postcard photograph of a man and woman standing on the deck of a ship. The woman stands in front of the man, holding onto the guard rail with her left arm. She wears a long dress with a large white collar and a tasseled belt. The man leans the guard rail, wearing a suit with a bow tie and hat. A large body of water is visible behind the couple. "Abordo del Louoma" is hand-written on the image. A letter addressed to J. B. Aguilera is written in Spanish on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Aboard the Mohawk Galveston Tex."]
Postcard image titled "Aboard the Mohawk Galveston Tex. Maurer Photo" as written at bottom of the image. The photograph shows a ship with two decks of people at the rails. There is a banner on the second deck rail that reads: "Texas Shriners, Galveston-Rochester". There are lifeboats with a few people milling about on top deck.
Date:
[1900..1920]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abreu Troupe in Costume]
Postcard depicting the Abreu Troupe in full costume. The troupe consists of three men, a young boy, and a woman, facing left and turning their heads toward the camera. The males in the group are all wearing the same costume consisting of a Spanish-style bolero jacket and pants decorated with light-colored trim and embroidery. Underneath the jacket each man wears a white collared shirt with a tie, sombrero, and black shoes. The woman wears a white blouse with a heavily-embroidered dark skirt. She wears her hair in two braided down her shoulders, tied with large ribbons, and large heavy necklaces around her neck.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abreu Troupe Performing a Stunt]
Postcard depicting the Abreu Troupe performing a stunt in front of a wooden structure. To the left of the photograph, a woman balances on the shoulders of a man. On the right of the photograph, two men stand several feet away from the couple with their arms outstretched. A boy is in midair between the two groups, appearing to have jumped from the woman's shoulders and preparing to land in the men's arms.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History