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[Academy of the Sacred Heart in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Academy of the Sacred Heart, a large, two-story red brick building with two rows of windows, with a row of trees in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chartered 1875, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 27, 1911
Creator: Isley, Eugene
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alexander Johnson Kinchion Portrait]

Portrait of Alexander Johnson Kinchion (1905-1935) as a young man wearing a suit and bow tie posing in front of a neutral background.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Teal Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alice, Cuba, and Andrew Keith Portrait]

Portrait of Alice, Cuba, and Andrew Keith posing in front of a neutral background; the two girls are wearing light-colored dresses and bows in their hair and the boy is wearing a suit and bow tie and standing next to them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howell's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anna Loebritz Portrait]

Portrait of Mrs. Anna Loebritz wearing a light-colored dress posing in front of a light background.
Date: November 22, 1895
Creator: Deane
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington Hotel]

Postcard of a color image of the Arlington Hotel, a three-story red and white building with several pillars around the entrance and a U.S. flag on the roof; there are trees and grass in the foreground and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Arlington Hotel, Marlin, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Auditorium in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audrey Bee Sikes Portrait]

Postcard of a portrait of Audrey Bee Sikes as a baby, wearing a light-colored gown and posing, sitting on a table in front of a dark background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenue A]

Postcard of a color image of Avenue A in Temple, with two horse-drawn carriages on the left in front of a large building with a sign that reads "Fine Watch Repairing," a trolley, an bicyclist, and a few people standing on the right, and several buildings and a sunset in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Avenue A., Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenue A in Temple]

Postcard of Avenue A in Temple, Texas featuring a street corner lined with large buildings and two horse-drawn carriages in the street, with telephone poles lining the street."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[L. B. Kinchion and Two Unknown Men]

Photograph of L. B. Kinchion (far left) wearing a dark suit, striped tie, and cowboy hat and two other unidentified men wearing suits, ties, and cowboy hats sitting behind a desk with a placard that reads "The Teal Houston" on it; there is a fountain pen and ash try on the desk and a window with curtains in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Teal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[L. B. Kinchion Portrait]

Portrait of L. B. Kinchion wearing a suit, tie, watch chain, and glasses, posing next to a table and plant in front of a neutral background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Yancey, C. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baca-City Drug Orchestra]

Postcard of members of the Baca Brothers Orchestra, nine men posing around a piano holding their instruments with a large drum that says "Baca Bros Orchestra." Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compliments of Baca-City Drug Orchestra K.T.E.M. Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barracks and Tents at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two rows of barracks and several groupings of tents at Camp MacArthur; there are trees, hills, and more barracks and tents in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Camp MacArthur Waco Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baylor College in Belton"]

Postcard of a color image of Baylor College, a three-story yellow building with white columns around the front and side entrances, with a fountain and several trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Baylor College, Belton, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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

[Birdseye View of Temple]

Postcard of a color image of Temple from above featuring a neighborhood with several rows of houses on the left and a two-story red and white house on the right side; there are several trees in the foreground and on the left side of the street and more houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Bird's-Eye View, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: January 7, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boats on Brazos]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of six small boats on the Brazos River in Waco with iron bridges and trees in the background. Two of the boats have U.S. flags in them and are carrying passengers, and there is a man in a hat straddling two boats. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Head of Navigation, Brazos River, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet from Waco Furniture Company] (open access)

[Booklet from Waco Furniture Company]

Pamphlet from Waco Furniture Company advertising their fall stock and opening of new facilities. The cover of the pamphlet with a pastel floral design that reads, "Every Good Wish" in the top right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Waco Furniture Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brazos River by Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the Brazos River with various vegetation and rock formations along the river bed. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Brazos River. Near Camp MacArthur in Waco Texas. © F. Mann 10-11-17."
Date: October 11, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridges Over Brazos River]

Postcard of the Texas Electric Railway Bridge (left) and the Waco Suspension Bridge (right) over the Brazos River during a flood with some trees and buildings visible in the background.
Date: December 4, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calling Card for S. P. Ross] (open access)

[Calling Card for S. P. Ross]

Small calling card with the name "S. P. Ross" printed on it. This card was purchased at the estate sale of Mr. and Mrs. Peeler Williams, III of Waco. He was a descendant of Shapley Prince Ross.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Fire Girls on Bus]

Photograph of five Camp Fire girls in uniform standing in a line outside a bus filled with other girls and another bus of girls behind it; advertisements that read "Buy Rainbo" and "Drink Pepsi Cola" are visible on the sides and fronts of both buses and there are trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marguerite
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp MacArthur Hospital]

Postcard of an army hospital with men in two long rows of beds on the left and right side and a wood heater in the middle of the room; there are several men sitting in chairs and standing in the middle and two nurses standing next to patients' beds on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

Postcard of a mess hall at Camp MacArthur with two long rows of benches and tables set with dishes and napkins; garlands and branches are hanging from the rafters in the ceiling and there are two American flags displayed on the wall on the left side and one hanging from the rafters (center). A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "19 XMAS. 17. G: M."
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History